Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Doring Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 11PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)--
Afternoon (13 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.3
WSW
13
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
16
2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1485
1624
1435
1358
1227
1059
915
764
750
642
619
515
504
445
566
566
1014
1241
1672
1949
2073
1904
1607
1281
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:54AM1.66m
1:29PM1.57m
1:39AM1.76m
2:13PM1.66m
2:23AM1.82m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.35m
7:20AM0.13m
7:30PM0.25m
8:02AM0.03m
8:14PM0.17m
8:45AM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
5:59
5:58
5:58
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
12
14
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
17
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
22
27
12
12
11
10
10
9
11
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
18
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
16
2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
1485
1624
1435
1358
1227
1059
915
764
750
642
619
515
444
281
313
279
1014
1241
1672
1949
2073
1904
1607
1281
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
14
1.1
S
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
S
13
Energy kJ
1000
872
1024
931
830
711
749
624
565
592
435
475
504
336
566
566
281
701
453
515
414
345
282
212
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.7
SW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
SSW
14
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
8
15
15
36
81
123
61
264
334
339
445
341
269
317
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.8
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
4
15
7
6
5
20
59
122
107
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
103
103
32
0
0
0
0
57
105
105
103
0
0
0
0
105
259
254
57
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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