Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

17.0° 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 (01 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 2PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Aug)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Evening (01 Aug)	6ft (1.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 1							Sunday 2								Monday 3
	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	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	554	513	513	525	592	505	505	493	493	493	477	417	408	363	307	902	716	667	582	572	505	505	476
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	NNW	E	SSE	ESE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide		5:02AM1.89m				5:24PM1.98m				5:33AM1.86m				5:57PM1.97m				6:07AM1.79m				6:32PM1.93m
Low Tide				11:04AM0.25m				11:27PM0.36m				11:34AM0.28m				00:01AM0.39m				12:05PM0.34m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	21	24	22	21	20	20	19	19	22	23	20	20	21
Feels °C	12	12	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	15	19	22	20	19	17	18	18	17	21	21	18	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	554	513	513	525	592	505	505	493	493	493	477	417	408	363	307	902	716	667	582	572	505	505	476
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 14	ESE 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	69	66	34	52	52	136	111	82	127	134	123	156	113	104	227	268	250	225	219	215	199	157	152
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 15	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	25	24	34	33	54	—	17	7	17	7	6	6	83	111	246	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	25	25	4	25	63	25	0	2	4	2	0	0	63	4	25	0	0	0	0	0	25	25	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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