Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 12 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	980	390	320	308	291	281	229	189	206	234	226	181	181	147	151	167	207	207	239	245	239	251	266	271
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	ESE	E	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	NW	WSW	SSW	S	SW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	1:36AM1.84m					2:15PM1.72m				2:32AM1.93m				3:06PM1.86m				3:22AM1.99m				3:52PM1.97m
Low Tide				8:05AM0.39m				8:17PM0.45m				8:54AM0.28m				9:10PM0.35m				9:38AM0.21m				9:57PM0.29m


	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	19	17	16	16	17	16	16	18	19	17	15	15
Feels °C	11	12	12	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	16	18	15	14	15	16	15	15	17	17	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	980	183	185	149	164	147	169	189	206	234	226	181	181	147	151	167	207	207	239	245	239	251	266	271
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	S 8
kJ	6	390	320	308	291	281	229	164	161	147	164	164	161	78	73	102	98	88	42	42	41	39	26	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	S 18	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	S 16	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SW 15	SW 15	S 15	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 14
kJ	12	6	—	10	10	10	5	30	32	48	8	8	4	71	72	51	50	52	50	32	22	22	8	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 5
kJ	189	189	215	199	178	—	211	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	7	17
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	43	43	25	63	255	63	43	25	25	4	0	0	4	63	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6	6

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