
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 1PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
939 | 855 | 826 | 629 | 617 | 505 | 478 | 392 | 311 | 305 | 305 | 262 | 257 | 286 | 609 | 546 | 479 | 463 | 403 | 455 | 448 | 425 | 344 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.76m | 5:56AM1.54m | 6:19PM1.68m | 6:40AM1.43m | 7:01PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.10m | 11:53PM0.16m | 11:59AM0.20m | 00:37AM0.26m | 12:39PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
939 | 855 | 826 | 629 | 617 | 505 | 478 | 392 | 311 | 305 | 305 | 262 | 118 | 242 | 609 | 546 | 479 | 463 | 403 | 455 | 448 | 425 | 344 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 38 | 77 | 125 | 257 | 286 | 205 | 198 | 194 | 194 | 150 | 143 | 138 | 130 | 130 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 15 | W 12 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | W 18 | SW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 76 | 12 | 109 | 137 | — | 9 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
— | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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