Surf Forecasts:
Doring Bay surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 16 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 2,873 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Doring Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Doring Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Doring Bay in the next 16 days are 2.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Doring Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right mate, Rusty here. Let's cut through the noise and look at what Doring Bay is serving up.
The first few days are pretty much a bust. There's swell on the cards from Saturday the 12th, but the wind has got other ideas. You're looking at a few days of frustration before things clean up.
Saturday the 12th sees chest to head-high plus surf (4ft to 6ft) from the southwest, but the wind is messy. The morning has a cross-off breeze which is rideable, but the water is sitting at 58°, which is a touch colder than normal for this time of year. The afternoon turns into a lumpy cross-shore chop, which is a hard pass.
Sunday and Monday are write-offs. Sunday morning might have some size (7ft), but the wind is howling straight onshore, making it a complete close-out. Monday is even worse.
The first real window opens Wednesday the 16th. Wednesday morning is still too big and messy with an onshore wind. But Wednesday afternoon, the wind swings to a light south cross-off, the swell drops to a clean 5ft from the southwest, and the conditions glass off. It's a proper session for the experienced surfer.
Thursday the 17th morning is the clear standout of the first week. You've got a 6ft southwest groundswell with a 12-second interval, and a clean offshore breeze from the southeast. The waves will be powerful, the lines will hold up, and it will be clean. This is the one you wait for.
Saturday the 19th morning is another absolute ripper. A solid 8ft southwest swell with a very long 14-second period, paired with clean offshore ESE winds. This is a big, powerful groundswell. For Doring Bay, which is a reef break, that long period will really pull the waves up and give you some proper, grinding barrels. This is an expert-only day, but it's going to be world-class.
The second week looks much quieter, with smaller swell and persistent onshore winds. A pulse of energy arrives on Sunday the 27th (7ft to 7ft swell with a 16-second period), but the wind is a strong cross-shore, which will chop it up. It's a promising sign for the long-range, but we'll have to wait and see.
Bottom line: early week is a dud. The real gold is Thursday the 17th morning for the clean, consistent groundswell, and Saturday the 19th morning for the big, long-period perfection with offshore winds.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 7 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 716 | 1526 | 2443 | 1956 | 1383 | 839 | 512 | 456 | 263 | 168 | 582 | 2425 | 2506 | 778 | 718 | 944 | 699 | 528 | 1234 | 1203 | 1587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.86m | 4:17AM1.69m | 4:28PM1.79m | 4:48AM1.61m | 4:59PM1.68m | 5:20AM1.51m | 5:30PM1.54m | 5:51AM1.38m | 6:02PM1.39m | 6:27AM1.25m | 6:40PM1.24m | 7:17AM1.12m | 7:40PM1.10m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.05m | 10:13PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.10m | 10:44PM0.09m | 10:49AM0.19m | 11:14PM0.19m | 11:19AM0.30m | 11:43PM0.32m | 11:49AM0.43m | 00:14AM0.45m | 12:21PM0.57m | 00:52AM0.59m | 1:05PM0.70m | 1:59AM0.71m | |||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 716 | 1526 | 2443 | 1956 | 1383 | 839 | 512 | 374 | 263 | 168 | 582 | 2425 | 2506 | 778 | 502 | 944 | 699 | 528 | 1234 | 1203 | 1587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | — | SW 18 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 90 | 161 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 68 | 25 | 317 | 673 | 718 | 108 | 73 | 40 | — | 50 | 516 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 11 | — | NW 5 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 110 | — | 4 | — | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 491 | 415 | — | — | — | 8 | 136 | 456 | 229 | 100 | — | — | — | 388 | — | — | 33 | 90 | — | 484 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 105 | 119 | 58 | 103 | 203 | 303 | 491 | 297 | 381 | 381 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 0 | 441 | 510 | 236 |
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