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Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 7PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
566 | 566 | 1014 | 1225 | 1999 | 2390 | 2172 | 1777 | 1634 | 1381 | 1261 | 1207 | 1109 | 1034 | 878 | 878 | 891 | 325 | 850 | 791 | 768 | 837 | 850 | 863 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:13PM1.66m | 2:23AM1.82m | 2:57PM1.71m | 3:08AM1.83m | 3:41PM1.72m | 3:55AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.03m | 8:14PM0.17m | 8:45AM-0.04m | 8:59PM0.12m | 9:28AM-0.04m | 9:45PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 286 | 255 | 1014 | 1225 | 1999 | 2390 | 2172 | 1777 | 1634 | 1381 | 1261 | 1207 | 1109 | 1034 | 878 | 878 | 891 | 294 | 850 | 791 | 768 | 837 | 850 | 863 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 341 | 566 | 305 | 636 | 507 | 515 | 414 | 345 | 345 | 272 | 209 | 184 | 139 | 137 | 101 | 99 | 62 | 325 | 57 | 37 | 149 | 163 | 151 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | S 14 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 566 | 322 | 394 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | 36 | 19 | 18 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 37 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 107 | 126 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 57 | 223 | 105 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 301 | 105 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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