Ding Dangs Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

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Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is 18.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (30 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (30 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (30 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 30					Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tue 2
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	484	389	371	283	278	283	402	402	320	320	273	216	184	114	147	144	177	286	299	342	326	244	169	132
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	SSE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	E	E	NE	NNE	W	NW	WNW	SW	S	S	WNW	W	W	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:16PM1.71m				3:22AM1.85m				3:48PM1.73m				3:52AM1.84m				4:21PM1.73m				4:22AM1.80m
Low Tide	9:01AM0.38m				9:03PM0.48m				9:30AM0.35m				9:34PM0.48m				10:00AM0.34m				10:07PM0.50m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—
	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	5:29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	16	15	16	16	16	17	21	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	22	22	18	17	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	17	17	16	15	16	15	15	16	20	22	21	21	21	20	20	19	22	21	18	18	15	14	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	484	389	371	283	278	283	402	402	320	320	273	216	184	47	147	144	177	286	299	342	326	244	169	132
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 8	E 8
kJ	40	25	18	17	9	9	31	29	29	29	28	26	55	114	38	49	49	52	57	55	55	24	32	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	—	SSW 14	—	S 15	S 15	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	SSW 12	—
kJ	—	—	2	7	7	16	—	—	—	8	8	14	—	67	—	38	38	—	—	—	—	24	28	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 4	WSW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	16
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	43	43	25	0	0	7	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haakgat Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4
Header Global	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Easter Reef Australia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4

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