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Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 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
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 12PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
1935 | 1824 | 1543 | 1287 | 1485 | 1624 | 1435 | 1358 | 1227 | 1059 | 915 | 764 | 674 | 642 | 486 | 515 | 504 | 439 | 566 | 566 | 1014 | 1169 | 1597 | 2458 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:44PM1.46m | 00:54AM1.66m | 1:29PM1.57m | 1:39AM1.76m | 2:13PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.27m | 6:45PM0.35m | 7:20AM0.13m | 7:30PM0.25m | 8:02AM0.03m | 8:14PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1935 | 1824 | 1543 | 1287 | 1485 | 1624 | 1435 | 1358 | 1227 | 1059 | 915 | 764 | 674 | 642 | 486 | 515 | 444 | 281 | 313 | 279 | 1014 | 1169 | 1597 | 2458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1080 | 816 | 904 | 1197 | 1000 | 872 | 1024 | 931 | 830 | 711 | 749 | 624 | 565 | 592 | 435 | 475 | 504 | 341 | 566 | 566 | 234 | 805 | 515 | 444 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 81 | 123 | 61 | 264 | 334 | 339 | 439 | 341 | 269 | 383 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | — | 6 | 21 | 59 | 98 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 105 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 105 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 259 | 254 | 57 | 0 |
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