Doring Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.80° S 18.23° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 8AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (29 Oct)	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 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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)	3	3	4	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	1	0	1	1	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1892	2203	2360	1922	1997	1736	1497	1359	1144	795	706	647	578	886	692	722	735	689	689	637	615	615	512	438
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WNW	N	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		4:54AM1.62m					5:09PM1.62m				5:43AM1.52m				6:03PM1.47m				6:43AM1.41m				7:11PM1.32m
Low Tide				10:56AM0.22m					11:24PM0.18m				11:47AM0.33m				00:17AM0.33m				12:52PM0.46m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	17	19	19	18	16	15	15	15	16	19	18	18	17	17	16	15	16	17	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	14	14	17	16	16	15	14	14	15	15	16	18	15	13	12	15	15	14	17	15	14	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	1892	2203	2360	1922	1997	1736	1497	1359	1144	795	706	647	578	886	692	722	735	689	689	637	615	615	512	438
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	—	—	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 12	SW 11	—	—	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	7	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	165	158	123	64	110	96	104	—	—	63	47	46	24	43	215	352
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	—	—	—	—	—	W 11	W 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	11	41	49	80
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	—	—	—	SSW 5	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6
kJ	74	—	—	—	24	—	71	150	—	—	—	96	142	213	401	397	257	156	110	91	85	80	77	77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Captains Cape Town	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Captains Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	57	57	0	103	223	254	446	214	57	32	0	103	447	447	301	214	105	57	0	103	492	492	322	259
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Heaven	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Stompneus					The Point (Elands Bay)	Cape St Martin	Cape St Martin	Heaven					Heaven	Heaven	Donkin Bay	Heaven
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4					3	3	3	3					3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	7	9	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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