Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 May 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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 8PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (28 May)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (28 May)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4978
5366
5369
5816
5228
4815
4362
3991
3536
3031
2719
2281
2158
1890
2108
1819
1651
1363
1150
761
672
555
503
565
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
S
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:42PM1.42m
1:45AM1.51m
2:17PM1.47m
2:21AM1.53m
2:50PM1.49m
2:55AM1.53m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.40m
8:11AM0.25m
8:23PM0.37m
8:43AM0.23m
8:56PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:51
5:51
5:51
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
21
22
20
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
19
19
16
18
19
14
14
13
13
15
14
14
14
15
19
19
16
14
13
12
13
15
14
14
16
17
14
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
4978
5366
5369
5816
5228
4815
4362
3991
3536
3031
2719
2281
2158
1890
2108
1819
1651
1363
1150
761
672
555
503
565
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
46
71
55
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
Energy kJ
81
126
109
53
62
51
50
74
79
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
2
57
105
105
33
57
2
2
2
2
105
105
105
105
105
0
0
105
214
105
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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