Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 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
15.3° 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 5AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
79
93
88
111
106
136
134
181
314
311
304
380
498
643
701
623
598
581
666
473
581
330
403
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WSW
5
N
10
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
10
S
0
WSW
0
WNW
0
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35AM1.43m
7:13PM1.47m
7:43AM1.31m
8:23PM1.41m
9:01AM1.23m
9:37PM1.39m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.34m
12:46PM0.33m
1:32AM0.43m
1:51PM0.45m
2:54AM0.49m
3:07PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:53
5:53
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
19
20
20
15
15
15
15
16
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
13
14
15
14
13
14
14
17
16
16
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
79
79
58
88
111
106
95
114
114
161
145
304
380
498
643
701
623
598
581
666
473
581
330
403
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Energy kJ
17
17
93
47
20
20
21
134
181
314
311
96
94
137
13
75
31
43
33
25
193
258
355
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.6
WSW
10
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSW
8
Energy kJ
54
73
17
18
46
30
136
19
13
16
18
16
8
73
1
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
7
Energy kJ
31
41
47
15
14
8
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
42
0
42
250
250
103
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
57
105
105
0
0
0
0
57
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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