Doring Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.80° S 18.23° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is

14.6°C

Doring Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	20s
Evening (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	0	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	96	150	145	110	102	290	528	746	2736	2326	2360	1922	1997	1648	1497	1249	1044	795	706	647	455	449	556	722
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	E	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	N	NNE	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		4:11AM1.70m				4:23PM1.75m				4:54AM1.62m					5:09PM1.62m				5:43AM1.52m				6:03PM1.47m
Low Tide				10:12AM0.13m				10:39PM0.06m				10:56AM0.22m					11:24PM0.18m				11:47AM0.33m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	18	19	17	17	16	16	15	17	18	18	18	16	16	15	15	17	18	19	18	17	16
Feels °C	12	12	14	15	15	12	13	13	15	15	17	16	14	14	13	14	15	14	18	15	16	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12
kJ	96	150	145	110	102	84	528	746	2736	2326	2360	1922	1997	1648	1497	1249	1044	795	706	647	455	449	556	722
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	W 9	SSW 4	W 9	W 9	SW 19	SW 13	WSW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	W 11	WSW 14	SSW 12	W 11
kJ	83	64	13	40	40	290	282	444	7	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	256	242	155	120	89	268	93	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	W 11	W 9	SW 21	SW 20	W 9	WSW 9	NW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 16	WSW 15	SSW 12	—	—
kJ	20	2	59	18	98	40	26	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	27	150	94	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7
kJ	23	19	—	12	10	19	57	104	—	—	—	—	31	33	93	265	—	—	—	—	120	168	400	462
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	Farmer Burgers West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	105	259	259	214	218	57	0	0	103	223	492	446	274	0	42	0	105	492	492	301	214
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Cape St Martin	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Heaven					Heaven	Silwerstroom	Heaven	Stompneus					Cape St Martin	Hell	Treskostraal	Heaven
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1					4	4	4	4					4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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