Doring Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.80° S 18.23° E

Doring Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is
11.7° C
3.3° 

Doring Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 9AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (18 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1876
1734
1551
1548
1434
749
834
1537
1805
2142
1891
1760
1760
1760
1276
1112
1112
1189
1209
1912
2345
2107
2340
1525
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35AM1.35m
6:50PM1.42m
7:17AM1.22m
7:33PM1.27m
8:14AM1.10m
8:39PM1.14m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.33m
12:30PM0.44m
1:07AM0.47m
1:08PM0.57m
1:54AM0.60m
2:00PM0.70m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
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Temp °C
15
14
13
16
17
18
17
15
14
15
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
16
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
13
12
15
12
12
12
11
11
13
10
10
10
8
7
9
10
9
9
14
12
12
12
12
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