- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Doring Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Doring Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
296 | 296 | 365 | 142 | 417 | 376 | 396 | 284 | 353 | 352 | 312 | 1497 | 2329 | 2212 | 1913 | 1623 | 1249 | 1230 | 1211 | 1167 | 1129 | 1180 | 1347 | 1488 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.54m | 2:15AM1.66m | 2:41PM1.57m | 2:46AM1.66m | 3:11PM1.59m | 3:16AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.17m | 8:14PM0.27m | 8:37AM0.13m | 8:45PM0.25m | 9:06AM0.12m | 9:15PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 296 | 296 | 160 | 128 | 417 | 376 | 245 | 192 | 155 | 169 | 244 | 1497 | 2329 | 2212 | 1913 | 1623 | 1249 | 1230 | 1211 | 1167 | 1129 | 1180 | 1347 | 1488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 74 | 100 | 9 | 142 | 84 | 27 | 41 | 65 | 134 | 109 | 312 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | SW 20 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 28 | — | 15 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 365 | 91 | 126 | 139 | 396 | 284 | 353 | 352 | 310 | 170 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 492 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 57 | 216 | 0 | 259 | 259 | 223 | 103 | 57 | 32 | 32 | 42 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Doring Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest