Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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 Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
380
498
492
701
623
598
650
666
473
653
330
355
1077
970
872
859
846
859
581
1251
1398
1759
1998
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:23PM1.41m
9:01AM1.23m
9:37PM1.39m
10:21AM1.22m
10:45PM1.40m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.45m
2:54AM0.49m
3:07PM0.52m
4:18AM0.49m
4:26PM0.55m
5:27AM0.44m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:52
5:52
Temp °C
14
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
13
14
11
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
19
18
16
17
18
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
304
380
498
492
701
623
598
650
666
473
653
330
314
1077
970
872
859
846
859
581
1251
1398
1759
1998
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
SW
16
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SW
16
0.1
W
11
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.1
W
11
0.9
SW
16
0.6
SSW
4
Energy kJ
94
94
92
75
248
8
16
15
10
193
2
258
355
2
376
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SSW
8
Energy kJ
14
13
9
12
69
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
Energy kJ
5
17
6
10
58
13
12
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
57
105
57
0
0
0
0
0
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
105
105
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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