Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.3° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (26 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 26								Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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)	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 16	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
Wave Graph
kJ	762	598	517	392	324	697	569	499	476	447	1393	1557	2344	2552	1954	1576	1518	1358	1288	1254	1091	1061	1047	904
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	E	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	SW	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	1:45AM1.56m					2:24PM1.52m				2:25AM1.64m				2:59PM1.64m				3:00AM1.73m				3:30PM1.75m
Low Tide				8:06AM0.62m				8:14PM0.71m				8:40AM0.51m				8:51PM0.62m				9:11AM0.41m				9:23PM0.53m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	19	22	21	20	16	13	14	14	16	17	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	15	15	14
Feels °C	14	13	13	17	20	19	18	13	10	12	12	14	15	12	11	10	9	10	11	11	10	10	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 16	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
kJ	762	598	517	392	324	697	569	499	476	447	1393	1557	2344	2552	1954	1576	1518	1358	1288	1254	1091	1061	1047	904
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 16	S 16	ESE 9	S 20	ESE 9	—	—	—	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	S 12	S 12
kJ	49	130	254	333	228	25	24	24	137	257	8	192	8	—	—	—	323	275	198	153	117	—	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 4	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	39	38	38	25	25	1	2	17	8	8	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	S 7	SSE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	22	—	—	—	—	262	600	215	186	151	175	207	303	288	277
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	4	25	25	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	44	63	407	302	302	63	63	336	63	63	43
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5				5	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	7	5	5

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