Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 SAST
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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 2.0°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 6PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
9
1.2
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.2
SW
9
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
347
289
211
197
154
103
126
147
145
140
137
132
133
127
122
120
115
307
180
238
634
679
2536
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
5
NNE
15
W
5
NW
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
SW
10
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
10
SSE
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:27AM1.19m
10:18PM1.30m
11:02AM1.22m
11:33PM1.39m
12:10PM1.30m
00:26AM1.49m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.57m
4:59AM0.54m
5:18PM0.53m
6:09AM0.43m
6:19PM0.45m
6:57AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:13
7:15
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6:15
6:15
6:14
6:13
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
30
23
20
19
17
16
16
18
18
15
14
15
15
15
14
17
17
14
14
15
15
14
14
20
29
21
20
18
15
14
14
15
16
13
14
14
14
14
12
13
12
10
12
10
9
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.2
SW
9
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
412
347
289
211
197
154
103
126
147
145
140
137
132
133
127
122
120
115
76
173
238
634
679
2536
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.4
NE
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.1
SW
12
1.1
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
0.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
4
5
2
2
2
6
47
7
7
7
7
12
12
11
41
41
39
77
6
180
212
149
673
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
4
4
7
7
1
13
7
3
6
6
6
6
6
75
99
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
1.4
WSW
9
Energy kJ
13
2
1
1
4
6
8
6
4
2
1
1
1
1
3
11
307
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
2
4
4
Distance (km)
103
1
103
32
117
203
42
42
256
250
250
0
42
42
42
42
250
256
256
256
256
1029
103
2
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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