Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.3°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 3AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111112121212161615151414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38948651551545347854649449458180398811231602158015581251109912479911086108610861069
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
W
15
W
5
NNE
5
WNW
0
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
S
35
SSW
5
SE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
S
10
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
1.16
7:11AM
1.13
8:20PM
1.08
8:54AM
1.05
10:17PM
1.10
10:48AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
0.67
1:22PM
0.66
2:10AM
0.77
3:20PM
0.71
4:58AM
0.75
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:03-------7:03--
Sunset6:35-------6:32-------6:31-------
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11---------------1------
Temp. °C282827272625312926232525262630251921222122212121
Feels °C (?)282524242322282624232526252629221422202023212119
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