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Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Doring Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 10AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
1582 | 1351 | 1193 | 943 | 990 | 943 | 845 | 732 | 599 | 517 | 1272 | 2418 | 3798 | 5323 | 6281 | 5345 | 6000 | 5895 | 4447 | 4362 | 6976 | 8124 | 8858 | 8268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.12m | 9:12PM1.22m | 9:43AM1.13m | 10:23PM1.29m | 10:58AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.68m | 2:18PM0.62m | 3:34AM0.67m | 3:46PM0.61m | 4:55AM0.57m | 5:00PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 1582 | 1351 | 1193 | 943 | 990 | 943 | 845 | 732 | 599 | 517 | 501 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 5345 | 6000 | 5895 | 4447 | 4362 | 6976 | 8124 | 8858 | 8268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 420 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 49 | 209 | 441 | 1272 | 2418 | 3798 | 5323 | 6281 | — | — | — | 694 | 1245 | 1256 | 2065 | 1752 | 1573 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 257 | 492 | 292 | 292 | 250 | 459 | 256 | 472 | 543 | 1158 | 1051 | 1051 | 543 | 459 | 472 | 1040 | 1009 | 543 | 1026 | 510 |
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