Surf Forecasts:
Doring Bay surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, SW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, SW swell with 3,661 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 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 Sunday (Aug 09) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Doring Bay in the next 16 days are 3.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Doring Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s headed our way to Doring Bay over the next couple of weeks.
We’re looking at a classic winter run of solid SW groundswells, but the trick is going to be finding a window where the wind plays nice. The start of the period is a bit of a washout for the average surfer, with a huge 10ft swell from the SW on Sunday 9th, packing a massive 2833 combined energy and a period of 13 seconds. That is a lot of ocean moving around, but with a 22 mph cross wind, it’s going to be a messy, lumpy situation. It’s just too big for the break and the wind is a problem. The water is also feeling the chill, sitting at 55°, which is a solid 4° colder than usual – a proper cold snap.
The real standout, the one you want to circle on the calendar, is Monday morning, 10th of August. The swell drops to a much friendlier 7ft, still from the SW with that lovely 11-second period. The wind is a clean 9 mph cross-off from the SE and the combined energy is a solid 1148. That’s the sweet spot. It’s pushing the upper limit for beginners, but for any experienced surfer, that’s going to be clean, powerful, and well-shaped. Tuesday morning on the 11th also looks promising with 6ft swell and a clean 22 mph cross-off from the east, but it’s a bit more of a gamble.
The second week gets a bit wild again. Sunday the 16th offers a rare moment of flat calm with glassy conditions and a 5ft swell, but it’s a small window. Then Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th see another massive pulse of SW swell, hitting 10ft again with combined energy over 4700, but the winds are light and variable. That much energy (4717) and size (10ft) is experts-only territory, and it will be a beast of a paddle, but if you’ve got the chops, it’s going to be a day of very long, powerful lines from the SW. The 19th of August looks like a decent cleanup day with cleaner 6ft surf.
The end of the outlook from the 20th onwards is a mixed bag of strong winds and big, unruly swell, so it’s the first few days of the second week that hold the most promise, but it’s all about the wind with that much energy in the water.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2833 | 3304 | 2683 | 1148 | 862 | 506 | 1026 | 666 | 1189 | 1626 | 1652 | 1672 | 1467 | 2600 | 1743 | 1225 | 1319 | 1090 | 1139 | 1190 | 1059 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:45PM1.38m | 1:04AM1.50m | 1:42PM1.54m | 1:59AM1.61m | 2:29PM1.69m | 2:46AM1.70m | 3:11PM1.80m | 3:29AM1.74m | 3:51PM1.86m | 4:09AM1.73m | 4:28PM1.86m | 4:47AM1.68m | 5:04PM1.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.42m | 7:31AM0.24m | 7:56PM0.27m | 8:18AM0.12m | 8:43PM0.14m | 9:00AM0.04m | 9:26PM0.05m | 9:39AM0.00m | 10:06PM0.02m | 10:15AM0.02m | 10:44PM0.04m | 10:50AM0.08m | 11:20PM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2833 | — | 2683 | 1148 | 862 | 506 | 1026 | 666 | 1189 | 1626 | 1652 | 1672 | 1467 | 2600 | 1743 | 1225 | 1319 | 1090 | 1139 | 1190 | 1059 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 23 | SW 20 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 367 | 43 | 149 | 307 | 149 | 85 | 264 | 1223 | 602 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 26 | SW 10 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 27 | 25 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | SE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3304 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 26 | 42 | 17 | 47 | 68 | 25 | 82 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 472 | 959 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 32 | 103 | 58 | 103 | 117 | 170 | 187 | 119 | 187 | 213 | 170 | 0 | 42 | 103 | 0 |
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