Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 SAST
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Doring Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Doring Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121212181716151514131313121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5615514866428441014107611249511086969940786634813800593563600589756640589589
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
20
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
1.09
10:15AM
1.21
11:21PM
1.10
11:32AM
1.21
12:31AM
1.16
12:36PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47PM
0.61
3:50AM
0.71
5:13PM
0.61
5:30AM
0.71
6:25PM
0.56
6:43AM
0.65
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset7:55-------7:55-------7:55-------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201918181818191919181717161718201919181717181920
Feels °C (?)202018181818181716161315161816171516141517181617
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