Surf Forecasts:
Doring Bay surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SW swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 4,081 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW 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 Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. 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 3.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Doring Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's talk Doring Bay. Rusty here, and this reef knows how to turn it on. The water’s about what you'd expect for this time of year, no major surprises.
The first few days are a no-go. Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th have some swell, 3 to 5 feet, but the wind is shifty and the quality is junk. Not worth your time.
Friday morning the 28th is a whisper. We’ve got a clean 3ft swell from the west-south-west with a very long period of 16 seconds. That’s deep ocean energy, but it can run a bit straight on a reef. With a light offshore breeze (ENE at 3 mph), it could be glassy for a few lonely ones. The combined energy is moderate at 616.
Saturday the 29th kicks up to 5ft from the WSW, but the wind goes onshore and it gets messy. The energy gets strong at 1127 by the afternoon, but you'll be fighting the chop. Hard pass.
Your best window: Monday the 31st of August, morning session. 6ft of solid SW groundswell, 12-second period. The wind is light, 6 mph from the SSW, cross-offshore. This is clean, powerful, and punchy, with moderate energy of 1029. It’s one for the experienced crew. Expect a few other heads in the water – this spot can get "sometimes" busy.
Tuesday the 1st of September gets bigger, up to 8ft by the afternoon, but the wind goes cross-onshore and the energy rockets to 2606. Heavy, but choppy.
Wednesday the 2nd is a beast. 12ft swell with 25 mph winds. This is purely for the experts, or honestly, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddling. Massive and chaotic.
Then a second pulse: Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th of September. Thursday morning is 7ft from the WSW, clean with a light SE offshore wind, and a strong 1299 energy. Friday morning is your big one: 8ft from the WSW, clean offshores from the ENE, and a very strong 2173 energy. This is big, clean, and powerful, but strictly for the experienced surfer.
After that, it dies. Swell drops under 3ft by the 5th and 6th, and on the 6th the wind turns onshore. There’s a tiny pulse around the 8th of September – 4 to 4ft from the SW with clean winds – but it’s nothing special. After the 10th, the charts go quiet.
Lock in Monday 31st August morning for the overall package, or Friday 4th September morning if you’re chasing the heavy stuff.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1191 | 944 | 443 | 347 | 285 | 217 | 314 | 357 | 480 | 700 | 1114 | 965 | 1723 | 1619 | 1276 | 808 | 739 | 558 | 647 | 2229 | 3996 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.58m | 2:42AM1.56m | 3:02PM1.68m | 3:13AM1.63m | 3:31PM1.76m | 3:44AM1.66m | 4:00PM1.80m | 4:16AM1.67m | 4:31PM1.79m | 4:49AM1.63m | 5:03PM1.75m | 5:25AM1.56m | 5:39PM1.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.25m | 8:47PM0.27m | 8:54AM0.17m | 9:15PM0.18m | 9:21AM0.12m | 9:43PM0.12m | 9:48AM0.09m | 10:12PM0.08m | 10:17AM0.10m | 10:43PM0.09m | 10:48AM0.14m | 11:16PM0.13m | 11:21AM0.22m | 11:53PM0.21m | |||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1191 | 944 | 443 | 347 | 275 | 217 | 156 | 357 | 480 | 700 | 1114 | 965 | 1723 | 980 | 1276 | 808 | 739 | 558 | 647 | 2229 | 3996 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | 48 | 190 | 173 | 285 | 173 | 314 | 133 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 222 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 86 | 113 | 29 | 103 | 135 | 85 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | 11 | 78 | — | 1619 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 57 | 0 | 32 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 103 | 103 | 446 | 288 | 301 | 0 | 57 | 216 | 0 | 446 | 103 | 103 |
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