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Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
850 | 863 | 902 | 1014 | 1028 | 833 | 808 | 784 | 649 | 659 | 536 | 528 | 451 | 451 | 444 | 370 | 314 | 255 | 251 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 111 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.69m | 4:44AM1.70m | 5:17PM1.63m | 5:36AM1.57m | 6:12PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.00m | 10:33PM0.15m | 11:00AM0.09m | 11:25PM0.23m | 11:50AM0.21m | 00:23AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 850 | 863 | 902 | 1014 | 1028 | 833 | 808 | 784 | 649 | 659 | 326 | 528 | 451 | 451 | 444 | 370 | 314 | 255 | 251 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 111 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | WSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 153 | 131 | 99 | 99 | 116 | 94 | 140 | 242 | 287 | 314 | 536 | 296 | 256 | 187 | 114 | 35 | 111 | 111 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 36 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 19 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 34 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 32 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 32 | 103 | 57 | 32 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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