Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.7°C

Ding Dangs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 11AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Evening (16 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s

Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16							Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	731	536	458	351	346	325	260	255	282	278	384	850	659	610	543	534	469	854	727	920	769	998	922
Wind (km/h)	NE	W	S	SSE	SSW	SE	NNE	N	N	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide		6:06AM1.59m				6:09PM1.58m				6:46AM1.46m				6:46PM1.43m				7:57AM1.34m					8:07PM1.29m
Low Tide				11:53AM0.74m				00:19AM0.72m				12:30PM0.90m				1:06AM0.86m				1:45PM1.05m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	8	9	3
Temp °C	18	20	24	23	20	17	18	18	18	18	18	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	17	20	23	21	19	18	18	19	19	19	16	14	12	11	12	10	10	10	12	10	10	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SE 5	SSW 13
kJ	731	536	458	351	346	325	260	255	282	278	384	850	659	610	543	534	469	854	727	920	769	42	922
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 14	E 8	SSW 15	E 8	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6
kJ	36	22	22	22	22	12	12	12	12	12	81	12	12	12	12	5	153	5	86	6	36	42	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SW 15	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	E 8	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	25	77	5	5	—	6	6	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 5	—	SSW 13	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	44	—	998	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	43	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	80	0	80	80	0	63	255	63	63	120	70	0	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Lookout Beach	Santos Reef	Keurbooms	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms		Brak River	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4		4	4	4		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	7	5

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