Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
14.6° 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 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
2
3
2
3
4
3
2
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3522
3075
2426
2234
1699
1452
1026
908
659
645
412
347
289
211
197
154
103
150
147
145
165
166
160
151
Wind (km/h)
20
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
SE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
35
NE
10
NE
15
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:48AM1.27m
8:43PM1.28m
9:27AM1.19m
10:18PM1.30m
11:02AM1.22m
11:33PM1.39m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.51m
3:11AM0.58m
3:48PM0.57m
4:59AM0.54m
5:18PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
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6:16
6:15
6:15
6:14
Temp °C
18
17
20
25
24
23
22
21
21
20
26
31
22
19
19
18
17
16
20
18
18
17
16
16
12
10
12
17
17
16
17
17
15
14
20
30
20
19
17
17
15
15
17
16
17
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
Energy kJ
3522
3075
2426
2234
1699
1452
1026
908
659
645
412
347
289
211
197
154
103
150
147
145
165
166
160
151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.4
NE
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
40
29
4
4
3
2
2
2
6
47
7
7
7
7
12
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
4
8
4
4
7
7
1
1
13
3
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
SSE
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
NE
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
Energy kJ
9
10
13
29
5
1
2
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
32
32
42
32
103
57
0
0
0
32
103
0
103
0
103
119
42
42
119
250
250
42
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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