Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 836 | 756 | 629 | 574 | 574 | 524 | 574 | 675 | 944 | 1200 | 1731 | 2358 | 2483 | 2310 | 1857 | 1681 | 1374 | 1301 | 1007 | 913 | 760 | 760 | 687 | 652 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.22m | 11:43PM1.19m | 12:04PM1.36m | 00:27AM1.32m | 12:41PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.66m | 5:56PM0.61m | 5:58AM0.55m | 6:34PM0.47m | 6:36AM0.44m | 7:06PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 836 | 756 | 629 | 574 | 574 | 524 | 574 | 675 | 944 | 1200 | 1731 | 2358 | 2483 | 2310 | 1857 | 1681 | 1374 | 1301 | 1007 | 913 | 760 | 760 | 687 | 652 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 176 | 123 | 254 | 247 | 351 | 291 | 242 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NW 4 | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 36 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 0 | 42 | 372 | 414 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 259 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 105 | 0 |
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