Doring Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.80° S 18.23° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is

12.9° C

Doring Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 6AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (25 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	2	1	3	2	4	3	4	2	3	3	2	4	5	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2035	1890	1862	1619	951	737	1249	1392	1392	1276	1169	1149	1187	946	897	756	770	1111	552	1326	2212	3894	4090	4055
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	E	ESE	S	SE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	W	SSE	W	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide	00:16AM1.23m				1:05PM1.22m				1:11AM1.30m				1:49PM1.32m				1:54AM1.38m					2:25PM1.42m
Low Tide			6:59AM0.51m				7:19PM0.58m				7:43AM0.43m					8:01PM0.49m				8:19AM0.34m				8:37PM0.41m


	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	18	23	23	23	22	21	20	20	23	30	23	18	17	13	12	11	13	16	18	18	17
Feels °C	13	13	13	15	20	18	18	18	15	13	11	13	24	19	16	15	11	9	7	9	12	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	2035	1890	1862	1619	951	727	1249	1392	1392	1276	1169	1149	1187	946	897	756	770	1111	552	1326	2212	3894	4090	4055
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	WSW 13	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 18	SSW 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	577	737	25	—	—	—	—	—	248	191	305	297	309	183	289	173	113	905	219	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SW 16	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 15	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	177	381	107	58	75	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	S 4	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 3	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	42	32	—	—	—	—	15	—	—	—	12	29	2	—	—	—	—	222	228	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	8	4	5	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	32	57	0	32	32	32	103	103	105	0	57	0	259	218	322	414	57	0	2
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Yzerfontein	Cape St Martin	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Cape St Martin	Heaven	Cape St Martin	The Point (Elands Bay)	Doring Bay					Baboon Point	Doring Bay	Pastures
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4					4	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Olifants Bos Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Baboon Point West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	4	5	5
Header Global	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Nine Mile New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Sky Williams New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Mata Veri Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	8	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5

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