Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 285 | 270 | 260 | 255 | 401 | 586 | 821 | 1174 | 1392 | 1347 | 1272 | 1250 | 1229 | 1374 | 475 | 449 | 449 | 420 | 344 | 272 | 262 | 362 | 436 | 531 | 536 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57AM1.56m | 4:05PM1.55m | 4:30AM1.50m | 4:38PM1.47m | 5:05AM1.43m | 5:13PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02AM0.29m | 10:19PM0.23m | 10:34AM0.36m | 10:50PM0.30m | 11:07AM0.44m | 11:23PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | 7:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 285 | 270 | 260 | 251 | 401 | 586 | 821 | 1174 | 1392 | 1347 | 1272 | 1250 | — | 15 | 475 | 419 | 359 | 286 | 185 | 117 | 98 | 108 | 75 | 74 | 220 | 587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 87 | 183 | 255 | 173 | 169 | 128 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 89 | 120 | 100 | 42 | 48 | 101 | 74 | 392 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | — | SW 12 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 29 | — | 39 | 42 | 73 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 49 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 256 | 29 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 1229 | 1374 | 407 | 449 | 449 | 420 | 344 | 272 | 262 | 362 | 436 | 531 | 536 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 103 | 256 | 278 | 105 | 105 | 288 | 105 | 288 | 492 | 492 | 492 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 510 | 447 | 301 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
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