Surf Forecasts:
Doring Bay surf forecast from 11 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 12 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, SW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 12 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, SW swell with 1,862 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 12 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 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 (Jun 12) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Doring Bay in the next 16 days are 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 12) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Fri 12th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Fri 12th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 12th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Doring Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1324 | 1733 | 1862 | 1110 | 680 | 1556 | 1674 | 1439 | 1129 | 781 | 792 | 743 | 243 | 411 | 454 | 525 | 730 | 625 | 297 | 938 | 1147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.58m | 1:03PM1.49m | 1:14AM1.66m | 1:54PM1.58m | 2:07AM1.72m | 2:44PM1.66m | 2:58AM1.75m | 3:33PM1.70m | 3:49AM1.74m | 4:22PM1.72m | 4:39AM1.68m | 5:11PM1.70m | 5:30AM1.59m | 6:01PM1.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.20m | 7:04PM0.33m | 7:41AM0.10m | 7:58PM0.24m | 8:31AM0.04m | 8:50PM0.17m | 9:19AM0.01m | 9:41PM0.13m | 10:07AM0.02m | 10:32PM0.14m | 10:54AM0.07m | 11:23PM0.18m | 11:41AM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
 | 5:49 | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1324 | 1733 | 1862 | 1110 | 680 | 1556 | 1674 | 1439 | 1129 | 781 | 792 | 743 | 232 | 411 | 19 | 525 | 730 | 625 | 297 | 938 | 1147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | — | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 407 | 235 | 163 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 8 | 243 | 7 | 10 | — | 7 | 16 | 183 | 232 | 514 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | NW 12 | — | SSW 16 | NW 13 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 6 | — | 25 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 15 | 152 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSW 10 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 454 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 443 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 32 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 32 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
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