Doring Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.80° S 18.23° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is

13.2° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 5AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	16s
Evening (27 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, strong winds from the E by Tue night).
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	3	3	3	4	4	3	!	5	!	!	5	4	3	3	1	3	4	4	3	2	3	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	778	892	673	1777	2687	3479	5569	1958	5154	4128	3178	2784	2457	1728	2095	1735	1547	1408	1280	1067	1067	981	809	905
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	S	SSE	ENE	ESE	SE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	SE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:54AM1.38m					2:25PM1.42m				2:31AM1.46m				2:59PM1.51m				3:05AM1.52m				3:30PM1.59m
Low Tide				8:19AM0.34m				8:37PM0.41m				8:51AM0.26m				9:09PM0.33m				9:21AM0.20m				9:40PM0.28m


	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	13	15	16	16	17	16	15	14	17	20	21	18	17	15	14	13	16	20	21	17	18
Feels °C	10	8	9	12	13	12	12	15	14	13	11	13	13	14	8	10	10	10	8	9	14	15	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	778	892	673	1777	2687	3479	5569	1568	5154	4128	3178	2784	2457	1728	2095	1735	1547	1408	1280	1067	1067	981	809	905
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 17	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	264	183	215	156	58	86	663	1958	—	—	—	—	—	220	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	—	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	177	381	260	—	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 7	—	—	—	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 3	E 3	E 3	ENE 3	—	—	S 4	S 4
kJ	—	—	138	—	—	—	708	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	6	5	6	7	—	—	28	32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Captains Cape Town	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Farmer Burgers West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	57	214	32	0	0	57	919	0	2	2	0	0	32	32	42	32	0	0	1	32	1	103	105	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay)		Yzerfontein	Donkin Bay	Doring Bay	The Point (Elands Bay)		Strandfontein	Baboon Point	Cape St Martin	Doring Bay	Treskostraal	Vredenberg Point	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein
Rating (10 max)	3		4	4	4	4		5	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Moonlight Bay Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ala Moana Bowls United States	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4	4

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