Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 10AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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)
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2
W
8
3
W
9
4
W
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1582
1351
1193
943
990
943
845
732
599
517
1272
2418
3798
5323
6281
5345
6000
5895
4447
4362
6976
8124
8858
8268
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
35
NW
50
WNW
50
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
NW
45
NNW
55
NNW
60
NW
70
NW
65
NW
60
NW
55
NW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:15AM1.12m
9:12PM1.22m
9:43AM1.13m
10:23PM1.29m
10:58AM1.21m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.68m
2:18PM0.62m
3:34AM0.67m
3:46PM0.61m
4:55AM0.57m
5:00PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:01
6:00
2
6
5
5
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
16
16
15
14
15
14
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
13
14
13
14
12
12
10
9
6
5
3
4
3
5
6
8
8
5
4
3
2
3
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1582
1351
1193
943
990
943
845
732
599
517
501
18
18
5345
6000
5895
4447
4362
6976
8124
8858
8268
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
1.2
W
12
Energy kJ
9
3
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
420
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
4
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
1.1
NW
4
1.7
WNW
6
2
W
8
3
W
9
4
W
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
Energy kJ
6
49
209
441
1272
2418
3798
5323
6281
694
1245
1256
2065
1752
1573
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
1
2
9
Distance (km)
0
0
0
256
257
492
292
292
250
459
256
472
543
1158
1051
1051
543
459
472
1040
1009
543
1026
510
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
8
4
4
4
1
2
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
9
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