Ding Dangs Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Garden Route, South Africa)

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Ding Dangs Surf Guide

Ding Dangs in Garden Route is a sheltered reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southeast. Both left and right reef breaks. Best around low tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of urchins, rocks and rips.

Ding Dangs Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	fairly consistent	18.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ding Dangs:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ding Dangs occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Ding Dangs (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Ding Dangs with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 8% of the time in August while 7% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 85% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

85%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Ding Dangs Location Map

Interactive Ding Dangs surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Ding Dangs is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 30 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Ding Dangs is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 61 km (38 miles) away.

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Ding Dangs Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 20:25 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04			Tue
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	SW	S	S	S
Period (s)	13	12	12	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	glass	cross- off

What does Ding Dangs look like?

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Tides at Ding Dangs

Current tide and informaton

For Mosselbaai, South Africa, 5 km from Ding Dangs.

Next High Water: 05:05am | 1.79m

Next Low Water: 10:49pm | 0.49m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Ding Dangs Sea Temperature

The Ding Dangs water temperature is reasonably warm (18.6 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite