Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 4PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 165 | 287 | 728 | 1684 | 2042 | 2515 | 2927 | 2614 | 3020 | 1174 | 1058 | 715 | 673 | 2039 | 1883 | 1655 | 1521 | 1600 | 1710 | 1673 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.54m | 5:51AM1.38m | 6:02PM1.39m | 6:27AM1.25m | 6:40PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.30m | 11:43PM0.32m | 11:49AM0.43m | 00:14AM0.45m | 12:21PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 168 | 165 | 165 | 728 | 1684 | 2042 | 2515 | 2927 | 520 | 422 | 694 | 1058 | 715 | 516 | 2039 | 1883 | 1655 | 1521 | 29 | 1710 | 1673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 6 | W 7 | — | — | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 109 | 287 | 82 | 171 | — | — | 281 | — | 410 | 461 | 560 | 482 | 673 | 156 | 106 | 76 | 49 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | 195 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 386 | 495 | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 110 | 154 | 171 | — | — | — | 9 | 73 | 2614 | 3020 | 1174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1600 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 372 | 411 | 414 | 372 | 42 | 235 | 105 | 381 | 414 | 441 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1241 | 1261 |
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