Doring Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

For the Doring Bay (reef) region, we've got a solid run of surf coming up, but you've got to pick your moments. The water is sitting at 53°F which is a whopping 6°F colder than normal for this time of year, so that's a serious winter wetsuit situation – don't even think about skimping on the rubber.

The real standout window is the morning of Sunday, the 16th. We're looking at a clean 7ft swell from the WSW with a solid 14-second period, pushing a massive 1519 combined energy. The wind is completely glassy, dead calm, which means the reef will be a mirror. This is a prime session for intermediate to experienced surfers, just be aware that the size is pushing into the more challenging zone for beginners.

Monday morning the 17th is also a beauty. The swell bumps up to 8ft from the WSW (13-second period, 2587 energy), and the wind is a light cross-off from the S. That's a clean, powerful setup that should see some excellent waves. Again, this is for the experienced crew only at that size.

The pattern then shifts. From Monday afternoon through the rest of the week, the wind gets messy, with strong cross-shore breezes in the 12-22 mph range. The swell stays solid, around 7ft to 8ft, but the quality drops right off. The mornings of the 20th and 23rd offer a few clean windows with light cross-off winds, but overall the afternoons are a washout.

There's a long gap of poor to marginal conditions from the 21st through the 24th, but things get interesting again on the morning of Tuesday, the 25th. The swell hits 5ft with a massive 21-second period from the SW (2718 energy) and a clean cross-off breeze. That's a long-period groundswell that will be best handled by the reef.

The absolute pick of the extended forecast, however, is the morning of Wednesday, the 26th. An 8ft SW swell (15-second period, 3103 energy) with a light NE cross-off wind. That's a recipe for a proper, powerful, and clean session for experts. The 27th morning also looks glassy with a 7ft SW swell.

Further out, the 29th and 31st see the swell ballooning to 10ft. That's too big for the break, pushing it into the "experts only and maybe not even then" territory. The energy readings are off the charts, but it's a case of too much of a good thing.

To wrap it up: your best bets are the mornings of the 16th, 17th, 25th, and especially the 26th. The 27th morning is also a solid glassy option. Otherwise, it's a waiting game.

Rusty.

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