Doring Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surf’s up or it’s gonna be. Let's get into it for Doring Bay. To kick things off, Tuesday morning looks like a sleeper hit. We're looking at chest-high waves around 5ft on a solid 11-second SW swell, and the water’s a nippy 55°F, which is about 4°F colder than normal for this time of year—a proper winter chill, so bring the rubber. Wind is dead glass, absolutely perfect. It’s a standout to start the run, with moderate energy around 455, so expect a fun reef session, not a beast. Crowds can pop up here sometimes, so you might have some company.

Wednesday sees the swell ease a touch to 4ft, but the period jumps to 16 seconds. That’s some real groundswell filling in (energy’s at 1100). But the wind swings cross-on from the NNW, putting a bit of a bump on it. Still rideable, but not the clean glass we had. Then Thursday, things get serious. The swell pushes up to 10ft on a 13-second pulse, with a hefty energy of 2880. That’s just too big for this spot. Even with light morning winds, that’s expert-only, heavy water. Friday is more of the same, 10ft+ and even more energy (3349). The wind is offshore in the morning, but the sheer size makes it a day to watch from the rocks unless you're fully charging.

Saturday and Sunday remain big and untidy, with strong cross-shore winds and solid 8ft+ surf. Sunday afternoon, the wind rips up to 28 mph with a 13ft swell—that’s not surfing, that’s kite-surfing territory. Monday the 10th sees the swell drop to 12ft, but it's still too big and powerful for a quality session; a light offshore wind is a bit of a tease.

After that, the middle of the week (the 11th and 12th) sees the swell back off a lot, down to 4ft or less. But the wind goes ballistic, blowing 22-31 mph from the east and northeast. That’s a hard no for surfing; it’ll be all chop and no glide. A few dead days where you won't want to bother. The wind finally settles on the 13th, but the swell's still a bit messy.

Now for the real highlight. The standout of this entire period is Tuesday the 18th. We’ve got a clean 7ft SW groundswell, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the SE. It’s got that excellent, powerful push to it, with solid energy (1158). It’s not colossal, but it’s got some grunt, and the conditions will be clean and hollowing out on the reef. Circle that date; it’s the one. It’s a long way out, so treat it as a promising maybe, but all the signs are pointing up.

Before that, Saturday the 15th morning has a bit of a pulse with 5ft WSW swell and light cross-off winds, which could be a fun, smaller warm-up if you're keen. Overall, there are a few windows, but that Tuesday the 18th is the one that looks like a proper gem.

Rusty.

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