Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2008 | 2140 | 1888 | 1857 | 1710 | 1681 | 1643 | 1314 | 1186 | 1049 | 978 | 860 | 785 | 814 | 1060 | 1060 | 649 | 874 | 645 | 551 | 416 | 341 | 849 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.24m | 7:17AM1.12m | 7:40PM1.10m | 8:56AM1.03m | 9:43PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.57m | 00:52AM0.59m | 1:05PM0.70m | 1:59AM0.71m | 3:03PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2008 | 2140 | 1888 | 75 | 1710 | 1681 | 1643 | 1314 | 1186 | 1049 | 978 | 15 | 785 | 814 | 1060 | 1060 | 649 | 874 | 645 | 551 | 416 | 309 | 849 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | S 9 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 156 | 75 | 50 | 103 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 23 | 12 | 49 | 31 | 173 | 163 | 30 | 245 | 212 | 341 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 49 | 1857 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 860 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 30 | 78 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 1282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 216 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
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