Doring Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.80° S 18.23° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is

13.3° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	2	2	2	3	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 12	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	122	178	239	377	796	1553	1814	1932	1847	1651	1497	1357	1249	1163	986	1036	990	736	748	646	855	565	1040	5133
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ENE	E	SE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	W	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	W	SW	S	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:20AM1.20m				8:39PM1.32m				9:27AM1.13m				9:46PM1.23m				10:48AM1.11m
Low Tide		2:13AM0.47m				2:11PM0.58m				3:14AM0.56m				3:20PM0.67m				4:36AM0.60m				4:57PM0.71m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	13	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	11	10	9	11	10	8	10	10	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	10	12	10	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 18
kJ	82	98	174	377	796	1553	1814	1932	1847	1651	1497	1357	1249	1163	986	1036	990	736	748	646	855	565	1040	5133
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 12	SW 8	SW 11	SW 7	W 9	W 9	—	SW 4	W 8	W 8	W 8	—	—	SSW 14	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 7	SSW 11	SW 23	SSW 12	SW 20	WSW 12
kJ	117	178	57	153	54	24	24	—	8	5	5	5	—	—	41	—	60	35	2	113	21	359	753	226
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 8	WSW 11	—	—	—	W 8	—	—	—	—	—	W 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 21	SW 20	—
kJ	122	173	239	57	82	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	117	969	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NW 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	10	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Blouberg Cape Town	Derde Steen Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	57	105	105	57	57	0	0	0	103	103	103	0	0	1	1	1	225	219	0	2
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Yzerfontein	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Cape St Martin	Heaven	Heaven	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Vredenberg Point	Stompneus	Stompneus	Stompneus	Strandfontein	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Strandfontein			Baboon Point	Hell
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3			4	9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	9
Header Global	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Boulders Samoa	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Barbel Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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