Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

15.9°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 (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 12AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (19 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 18			Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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)	0	0	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SSW 13	E 7	E 7	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	487	440	388	422	458	318	280	246	212	417	756	949	943	682	561	418	357	249	241
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	SE	SE	E	E	NE	NNE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		7:23PM1.40m					8:21AM1.26m				9:07PM1.26m					12:02PM1.27m
Low Tide				1:41AM0.92m					2:04PM1.05m				4:50AM0.99m					6:19PM1.02m


	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	14	15	14	14	14	17	18	16	15	15	15	15	16	18	19	18	16	16
Feels °C	9	10	14	12	13	13	16	16	14	14	15	15	14	16	17	17	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	487	440	270	247	310	318	280	246	212	192	756	949	943	682	561	418	357	116	116
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	7	—	362	321	257	196	190	187	137	417	159	167	144	153	128	119	137	249	241
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	31	31	—	85	84	76	167	334	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	485	371	388	422	458	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	1
Distance (km)	63	63	43	25	0	4	77	63	43	4	0	0	0	0	63	63	63	43	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	4	9	9	8	8	8

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