Doring Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.80° S 18.23° E

Issued: 7 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is

13.1° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	17s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Evening (15 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	133	342	589	955	1420	2212	2704	2968	2886	2499	2275	2108	1806	1452	1357	1125	939	855	760	629	564	505	441	355
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	S	ESE	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	ESE	SSE	E	S	SSE	SSE	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide					4:11PM1.79m				4:28AM1.70m				4:54PM1.80m					5:13AM1.64m				5:37PM1.76m
Low Tide			9:57AM0.01m				10:24PM0.08m				10:39AM0.03m					11:09PM0.10m				11:19AM0.10m				11:53PM0.16m


	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43
	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	16	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	20	18	16
Feels °C	11	11	12	14	12	13	14	15	14	16	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	16	18	18	17	18	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10
kJ	133	106	589	955	1420	2212	2704	2968	2886	2499	2275	2108	1806	1452	1357	1125	939	855	760	629	564	505	441	355
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 17	W 9	W 9	W 10	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16
kJ	72	342	106	106	177	125	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	WSW 11	WSW 12	W 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 13
kJ	109	43	44	63	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	103	57	33	0	0	0	0	0	57	105	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Jacobs Bay	Silwerstroom	Jacobs Bay	Heaven	Stompneus	Treskostraal	Hell	Hell	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Yzerfontein	Heaven	Heaven	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Cape St Martin	Treskostraal	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Treskostraal West Coast	Hell West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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