Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

15.4°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 (11 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 7AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (11 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (11 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 11								Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	711	690	596	551	469	389	344	278	299	247	247	294	243	298	408	458	389	300	258	243	212	212	212	154
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	SE	ENE	ENE	NW	W	WSW	S	SE	S	NE	W	WSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		3:42AM2.00m				3:54PM2.16m				4:10AM1.98m				4:22PM2.10m				4:38AM1.92m				4:49PM2.00m
Low Tide				9:35AM0.26m				9:59PM0.25m				10:01AM0.29m				10:24PM0.30m				10:27AM0.36m				10:50PM0.37m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	20	19	18	16	17	18	19	18	21	19	18	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	18	15	17	19	18	18	16	18	18	18	17	19	18	17	16	17	15	14	14	14	15	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	711	690	596	551	469	389	344	278	299	247	247	294	243	298	408	458	389	300	258	243	212	212	212	154
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 10
kJ	9	12	15	15	17	19	20	22	47	45	63	43	61	83	81	81	63	64	82	82	57	56	52	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	42	42	42	42	42	44	46	47	22	22	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	SW 4	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	116	63	7	2	0	0	80	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	117	63	63	63	63
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Lookout Beach	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	8	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6

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