Surf Forecasts:
Doring Bay surf forecast from 18 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 24 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 24 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with 3,139 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s 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 Friday (Sep 18) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Doring Bay in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 24) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Friday (Sep 18) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Thu 24th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 24th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Doring Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 35°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 544 | 721 | 773 | 396 | 947 | 1155 | 1053 | 576 | 421 | 448 | 273 | 229 | 326 | 338 | 414 | 398 | 681 | 892 | 3139 | 1974 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.10m | 8:56AM1.03m | 9:43PM1.04m | 11:10AM1.07m | 11:34PM1.10m | 12:18PM1.20m | 00:30AM1.23m | 12:57PM1.35m | 1:08AM1.36m | 1:28PM1.49m | 1:41AM1.48m | 1:57PM1.63m | 2:13AM1.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.70m | 1:59AM0.71m | 3:03PM0.80m | 4:53AM0.72m | 5:53PM0.73m | 6:14AM0.62m | 6:44PM0.60m | 6:53AM0.49m | 7:18PM0.47m | 7:24AM0.37m | 7:47PM0.33m | 7:52AM0.27m | 8:15PM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Temp °C | 17 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | NNW 5 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 534 | 544 | 721 | 773 | 396 | 947 | 1155 | 1053 | 576 | 421 | 448 | 273 | 229 | 326 | 338 | 414 | 3 | 681 | 577 | 3139 | 1974 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 9 | — | SW 14 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | — | NW 5 | W 15 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 45 | 27 | 212 | — | 293 | 85 | — | — | 34 | 12 | 25 | 140 | 180 | 105 | — | 7 | 4 | 15 | 892 | — | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | WSW 18 | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | S 8 | S 19 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 31 | — | — | 25 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | NE 4 | SW 3 | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | SW 8 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 102 | 83 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 13 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 83 | 171 | 67 | — | 398 | — | — | 16 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 42 | 57 | 0 | 292 | 257 | 225 | 213 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 235 | 42 |
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