Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
536 | 419 | 256 | 390 | 631 | 836 | 1972 | 2061 | 2155 | 2024 | 1311 | 1236 | 1110 | 981 | 1191 | 864 | 929 | 573 | 517 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.37m | 2:03PM1.46m | 2:11AM1.47m | 2:33PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.49m | 7:59AM0.34m | 8:18PM0.37m | 8:27AM0.25m | 8:47PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
536 | 419 | 254 | 254 | 345 | 310 | 1972 | 2061 | 2155 | 2024 | 1311 | 1236 | 1110 | 981 | 1191 | 864 | 929 | 573 | 517 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
44 | 95 | 232 | 390 | 631 | 836 | 119 | 58 | 23 | — | 217 | 228 | 199 | 180 | 129 | 119 | 48 | 234 | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
— | 34 | 112 | 104 | 202 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 91 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
93 | 145 | 256 | 256 | 555 | — | — | — | — | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 216 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 235 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
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