Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 6PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 716 | 1290 | 1526 | 1761 | 1428 | 2443 | 2309 | 1855 | 1830 | 1550 | 1383 | 1135 | 933 | 919 | 744 | 591 | 512 | 437 | 367 | 396 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.86m | 4:17AM1.69m | 4:28PM1.79m | 4:48AM1.61m | 4:59PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.05m | 10:13PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.10m | 10:44PM0.09m | 10:49AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 437 | 1290 | 1526 | 1761 | 1428 | 2443 | 2309 | 1855 | 1830 | 1550 | 1383 | 1135 | 933 | 919 | 744 | 591 | 512 | 437 | 367 | 355 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | S 10 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 716 | — | 67 | 464 | 591 | 180 | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | — | 161 | 399 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 443 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 68 | 172 | 325 | 396 | 311 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 447 | 472 | 2 | 58 | 117 | 42 | 0 | 32 | 103 | 103 | 170 | 250 | 187 | 256 | 256 | 257 | 414 | 374 | 256 | 297 |
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