Doring Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.80° S 18.23° E

Doring Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is
12.4° C
2.6° 

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 (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 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 5PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (18 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)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 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
!
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
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
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1548
1624
749
834
1537
1805
2142
1891
1860
1860
1835
1276
1276
1189
1189
1404
2103
2528
2669
2013
2231
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
SSE
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:50PM1.42m
7:17AM1.22m
7:33PM1.27m
8:14AM1.10m
8:39PM1.14m
Low Tide
12:30PM0.44m
1:07AM0.47m
1:08PM0.57m
1:54AM0.60m
2:00PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
18
16
16
14
14
12
13
16
15
14
14
13
12
12
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
12
12
10
11
10
11
9
9
10
7
7
9
9
8
9
12
11
9
9
10
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