Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Doring Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 2AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
!
!
0
1
2
2
4
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)12111111111111111111121212121111101091010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)593563544589696640589589544622699954131519362128205216011338118415681274766522411
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
1.16
12:36PM
1.26
1:22AM
1.25
1:25PM
1.34
2:02AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.56
6:43AM
0.65
7:17PM
0.48
7:33AM
0.56
7:57PM
0.39
8:13AM
0.47
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:56-------5:56--
Sunset7:55-------7:55-------7:55-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191918171718192020191918181818191817171616171818
Feels °C (?)161515161718171818192119161414141212141416171615
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