Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 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 12PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.3
WSW
13
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
16
1.9
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1935
1824
1543
1287
1485
1624
1435
1358
1227
1059
915
764
674
642
486
515
504
439
566
566
1014
1169
1597
2458
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-off
High Tide
12:44PM1.46m
00:54AM1.66m
1:29PM1.57m
1:39AM1.76m
2:13PM1.66m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.27m
6:45PM0.35m
7:20AM0.13m
7:30PM0.25m
8:02AM0.03m
8:14PM0.17m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
5:59
5:58
5:58
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
14
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
19
19
18
19
15
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
11
12
11
14
12
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
16
1.9
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
1935
1824
1543
1287
1485
1624
1435
1358
1227
1059
915
764
674
642
486
515
444
281
313
279
1014
1169
1597
2458
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1080
816
904
1197
1000
872
1024
931
830
711
749
624
565
592
435
475
504
341
566
566
234
805
515
444
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.7
SW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
S
14
Energy kJ
8
15
15
36
81
123
61
264
334
339
439
341
269
383
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.8
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
3
4
15
15
10
12
6
21
59
98
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Distance (km)
57
57
105
57
57
57
57
0
0
0
0
57
57
105
58
0
0
0
0
105
259
254
57
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
4
5
5
8
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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