Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 8PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	18s
Evening (27 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Mon 27					Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1447	2120	2096	1954	2058	1803	1358	1288	1254	1220	1187	1047	904	788	622	613	649	615	597	589	589
Wind (km/h)	WNW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide			2:59PM1.64m				3:00AM1.73m				3:30PM1.75m				3:31AM1.80m				3:58PM1.83m
Low Tide	8:40AM0.51m				8:51PM0.62m				9:11AM0.41m				9:23PM0.53m				9:40AM0.33m				9:54PM0.45m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	1	3	2	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	14	13	10	9	9	9	11	10	10	9	10	9	9	10	9	9	12	13	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	1447	2120	2096	1954	2058	1803	1358	1288	1254	1220	1187	1047	904	290	251	211	134	615	597	305	368
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	ESE 9	—	—	—	SSE 8	—	—	—	S 8	SSE 8	S 11	S 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	188	7	—	—	—	456	—	—	—	145	94	3	3	788	622	613	649	116	2	589	589
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 12	—	S 11	E 9	—	—	—
kJ	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	2	6	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 6	S 7	S 9	SSE 8	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 6	—	ESE 7	—	E 8
kJ	—	50	376	668	486	—	480	403	317	137	128	202	225	—	332	255	170	—	191	—	496
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dumps Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay 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)	3	4	5	4	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	116	259	300	63	63	63	63	63	336	63	63	63	43	25	25	63	63	63	43	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4			7	6	6	5	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	6	6	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	4	8	7	5	4	4

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