Doring Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.80° S 18.23° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is

13.2° C

Doring Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 3PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (23 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	1	2	4	5	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 20	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	805	819	805	792	575	583	1860	5372	5823	5535	4491	3999	3372	3341	2385	2035	2012	1862	1643	1092	739	1249	1415
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	WNW	NW	S	N	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	S	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			10:48AM1.11m					11:05PM1.19m				12:06PM1.15m				00:16AM1.23m				1:05PM1.22m
Low Tide	4:36AM0.60m				4:57PM0.71m					5:58AM0.58m				6:22PM0.66m				6:59AM0.51m				7:19PM0.58m


	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	20	26	28	25	23
Feels °C	8	9	9	12	13	14	14	14	12	13	13	15	13	12	13	14	14	14	16	21	23	20	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	805	819	805	792	575	583	1860	5372	5823	5535	4491	3999	3372	3341	2385	2035	2012	1862	1643	1092	739	1249	1415
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	—	—	SW 22	SSW 12	SSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	S 5
kJ	35	—	—	19	359	324	749	278	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	396	668	25	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 21	SW 20	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	71	552	472	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	S 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	S 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	38	62	45	—	—	—	—	3	12	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Llandudno Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	32	0	0	245	218	0	0	2	2	2	2	57	105	105	57	0	0	0	32	1	0	0	32
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Baboon Point	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay			Silwerstroom	Hell	Hell	Hell	Hell	Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Treskostraal	Heaven	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			5	8	8	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	6	8	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	5	7	6	5

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