Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (25 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
792
671
1251
1398
1785
2027
2383
2506
2596
2415
2209
2084
1859
1673
1452
1211
1173
1039
964
1799
1783
2241
5025
6298
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
0
ESE
10
S
0
ENE
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:45PM1.40m
11:29AM1.25m
11:41PM1.43m
12:22PM1.31m
00:28AM1.46m
1:05PM1.37m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.55m
5:27AM0.44m
5:32PM0.53m
6:20AM0.38m
6:26PM0.49m
7:02AM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Temp °C
18
20
20
20
20
18
21
21
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
17
17
18
19
16
20
19
14
14
15
15
15
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
Energy kJ
792
671
1251
1398
1785
2027
2383
2506
2596
2415
2209
2084
1859
1673
1452
1211
1173
1039
964
1799
1783
2241
5025
6298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.3
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
18
Energy kJ
318
13
41
251
429
1068
1775
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3
11
26
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
Distance (km)
105
105
57
0
0
0
0
103
103
57
57
57
57
0
0
57
57
0
0
0
0
0
2
103
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
7
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Doring Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest