Doring Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.80° S 18.23° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is

13.7° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 10AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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)	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1703	1806	1806	1677	1521	1545	1367	2516	2688	2066	2544	2383	2284	2161	2067	2005	2005	1915	1915	1915	1803	1648	1548	1363
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	W	NW	WSW	SW	ESE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on
High Tide				9:07AM1.24m				9:30PM1.42m				10:25AM1.25m				10:44PM1.42m					11:41AM1.31m
Low Tide		2:46AM0.44m				2:53PM0.53m				4:01AM0.43m				4:14PM0.55m					5:21AM0.38m				5:40PM0.50m


	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	16	17	17	17	16	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	12	13	12	12	12
Feels °C	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	12	11	11	13	11	11	11	11	9	10	11	12	12	10	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	1703	1806	1806	1677	1521	1545	1367	2516	2688	2066	2544	2383	2284	2161	2067	2005	2005	1915	1915	1915	1803	1648	1548	1363
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	WSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12
kJ	241	241	347	534	694	841	844	458	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	37	59	82	113	184
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	9	16	34	56	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	103	105	105	105	105	0	0	0	0	57	235	105	57	57	0	0	0	103	103	0	57
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Treskostraal	Treskostraal	Jacobs Bay	Jacobs Bay	Heaven	Cape St Martin	Cape St Martin	Cape St Martin	Donkin Bay	Cape St Martin	Heaven	Heaven	Heaven		Cape St Martin	Heaven	Silwerstroom	Hell	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Millars Point Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	5	6	7	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8	8

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