Doring Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, this is Rusty. Let's check out the upcoming swell at Doring Bay (South Africa) for the next couple of weeks.

We've got a solid run of consistent SW groundswell on the charts, and for the most part, the wind's playing ball. This is a reef break, wide open to the swell, and with that sweet spot direction from the SW, we're looking at some proper, shifty, powerful lines. The water temp is about normal for this time of year.

The standout session is shaping up for Thursday morning the 20th of August. We're looking at an 8ft swell from the SW with a 13-second period. The combined energy is pumping at (1548) on the Tuesday, climbing to (2071) by Thursday. That's building from moderate to strong energy. What makes it a ripper is the light, cross-offshore breeze from the south. That's going to groom the reef into clean, hollow walls. This is serious surf for experienced surfers only – you need to know your stuff. Crowds are always possible out here, it's a quality spot.

Before that, Tuesday morning the 18th is an excellent start. A 7ft SW groundswell with a clean, light breeze (1548). That's a solid goer.

After the big Thursday, the swell holds but the wind gets more cross-shore. Friday morning the 21st drops to 7ft with a light breeze and light cross-shore wind (1213). Not as clean.

There's a lull over the weekend. Saturday the 22nd sees the bottom fall out with a 3ft swell and average winds. Don't bother.

Sunday the 23rd picks up again – 8ft SW swell (1853) with a light offshore breeze. That's another excellent session for the experienced crew. The wind is clean and light again.

The following Tuesday the 25th is also worth a look. A 5ft SW swell at 15 seconds (1393), very long-period groundswell. This will wrap into the reef with plenty of grunt, but the long period can make it a bit trickier. Light offshore winds though.

Looking further out, there's a promising but less certain window at the end of August. Sunday the 30th of August has an 8ft SW swell (2376) with a gentle, clean offshore breeze from the east. That's a proper clean forecast.

Thursday the 27th has a smaller 5ft SW swell (645) with glassy conditions – that'll be super clean, but smaller.

Then into September, Wednesday the 2nd has a 5ft WSW swell (807) with light offshore wind and clean conditions. That's a nice little finisher.

So overall, we've got multiple good sessions for the experienced surfer, with the cleanest, most powerful windows being Thursday the 20th and Sunday the 23rd, plus a promising run at the end of the month. If you're a pro, you'll be loving this.

- Rusty

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