Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

17.3°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 3PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26							Tuesday 27								Wednesday 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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	39	39	26	36	100	94	31	59	96	85	67	94	100	86	58	77	99	86	63	51	59	391	724
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ESE	S	S	SSW	SW	W	W	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ENE	SSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	SSE	SSE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:18AM2.03m				3:30PM2.25m				3:53AM2.05m				4:07PM2.23m				4:31AM2.02m				4:45PM2.15m
Low Tide			9:13AM0.23m				9:43PM0.13m				9:48AM0.23m				10:18PM0.17m				10:25AM0.29m				10:55PM0.26m


	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	19	19	18	18	17	16	17	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	17	20	20	19	17	16
Feels °C	17	16	17	17	17	18	17	18	17	18	18	17	18	18	19	17	16	18	19	19	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 8	S 10	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 9	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18
kJ	39	39	26	36	11	94	24	59	96	85	67	7	100	85	58	77	99	86	63	51	59	391	724
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 8	ESE 10	SW 8	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 10	SE 8	SE 8	S 6	SSE 6	SE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 9
kJ	27	12	25	25	10	11	31	17	17	16	15	15	23	24	20	14	65	62	49	43	45	54	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SW 7	ESE 10	SSE 10	SW 12	SE 10	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 8	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 10	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	E 7	SW 10
kJ	10	7	10	10	6	4	12	12	7	9	15	19	9	12	24	24	13	12	30	27	27	34	65
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 10	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	—	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	100	28	—	—	—	—	—	94	—	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Haardebaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4
Distance (km)	2	2	849	349	70	0	0	2	0	4	303	63	63	43	0	0	0	0	0	117	63	63	43
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth			Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	1			2	2	1	2	2	1		2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	7	7	5	5	7	5	5	5

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