Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
314 | 163 | 357 | 569 | 494 | 474 | 499 | 615 | 722 | 845 | 996 | 1038 | 1033 | 722 | 850 | 1117 | 2213 | 2075 | 2294 | 2302 | 2160 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.76m | 3:44AM1.66m | 4:00PM1.80m | 4:16AM1.67m | 4:31PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.12m | 9:43PM0.12m | 9:48AM0.09m | 10:12PM0.08m | 10:17AM0.10m | 10:43PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 |
314 | 135 | 357 | 569 | 494 | 474 | 499 | 615 | 722 | 845 | 996 | 1038 | 1033 | 722 | 850 | 1117 | 2213 | 2075 | — | — | 1524 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
167 | 119 | 133 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 120 | 31 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
135 | 163 | 38 | — | 51 | 50 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | 114 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 29 | 42 | 38 | 98 | 214 | 245 | 587 | 571 | 458 | — | — | 2294 | 2302 | 2160 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 103 | 57 | 105 | 216 | 103 | 57 | 225 | 103 | 297 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 446 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 414 | 447 | 307 | 223 |
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