Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
1.5
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.9
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
2.1
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
232
190
190
135
132
101
68
66
50
81
76
69
257
322
470
681
1872
917
1054
1080
1142
2537
1570
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
SW
15
S
5
ENE
0
NW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
ENE
5
S
15
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:25AM1.37m
00:06AM1.59m
12:40PM1.48m
1:01AM1.73m
1:27PM1.59m
1:42AM1.85m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.79m
5:51PM0.74m
6:48AM0.65m
6:49PM0.63m
7:32AM0.52m
7:30PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:57
5:55
5:54
5:52
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
30
27
21
18
18
17
17
17
20
21
18
16
16
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
14
12
21
21
27
24
20
19
20
18
18
18
20
18
13
10
11
7
6
7
8
8
8
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
2.1
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
2.2
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
189
232
190
190
135
132
101
68
66
50
81
76
69
50
36
41
43
798
917
33
33
1142
1365
1570
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
8
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
97
90
87
61
61
8
19
35
37
41
49
11
21
21
21
18
46
46
51
48
23
17
17
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.5
E
10
0.3
SW
13
0.1
S
19
0.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
8
6
5
6
6
43
30
13
12
12
12
21
20
20
19
18
18
50
28
7
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
SW
8
1.3
SW
5
1.5
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.9
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
2.5
WSW
9
2.1
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.4
WSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1
2
9
45
74
257
322
470
681
1872
1279
1054
1080
1124
2537
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
2
22
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
63
116
260
4
727
921
1042
419
1291
340
2
23
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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