Surf Forecasts:
Doring Bay surf forecast from 16 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 17 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 18 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period, SW swell with 2,296 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 16 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW 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 Tuesday (Jun 16) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 13s. 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 2.4m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 18) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 17th Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 18th Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Doring Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 815 | 814 | 595 | 1800 | 1895 | 2265 | 1589 | 590 | 435 | 341 | 389 | 403 | 314 | 754 | 1079 | 1179 | 890 | 1162 | 1633 | 1123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22PM1.72m | 4:39AM1.68m | 5:11PM1.70m | 5:30AM1.59m | 6:01PM1.66m | 6:22AM1.48m | 6:53PM1.59m | 7:18AM1.37m | 7:47PM1.51m | 8:18AM1.27m | 8:44PM1.44m | 9:25AM1.21m | 9:46PM1.37m | 10:34AM1.19m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.14m | 10:54AM0.07m | 11:23PM0.18m | 11:41AM0.16m | 00:17AM0.25m | 12:29PM0.26m | 1:13AM0.34m | 1:19PM0.38m | 2:13AM0.42m | 2:16PM0.48m | 3:20AM0.47m | 3:21PM0.57m | 4:29AM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 |
 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | 5:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 339 | 815 | 814 | 595 | 1800 | 1895 | 2265 | 1589 | 590 | 435 | 341 | 389 | 403 | 314 | 754 | 1079 | 1179 | 890 | 1162 | 1633 | 1123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 66 | 40 | 142 | 236 | 319 | 334 | — | — | 96 | 78 | 177 | 68 | 91 | 136 | 138 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | 37 | 155 | — | — | — | 88 | 119 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 119 | 103 | 0 | 103 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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