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Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
19.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Doring Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
!
4
4
3
3
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)11111112111010109991413913121212121212121716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15351622162218772020963924550375315359253313304370808730646625448542710745940
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NE
15
E
10
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
1.23
8:06AM
1.37
8:43PM
1.14
9:04AM
1.27
9:57PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
0.46
1:36AM
0.53
2:36PM
0.55
2:30AM
0.64
3:47PM
0.61
3:50AM
0.71
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset--7:55-------7:55-------7:55-----
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202120201919212530252322201717192121211818171819
Feels °C (?)181715162019202329201819201616182019211919171819
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