Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 6PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1034 | 859 | 1626 | 800 | 1131 | 734 | 649 | 638 | 638 | 635 | 544 | 535 | 520 | 433 | 418 | 350 | 289 | 284 | 235 | 184 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.84m | 3:12AM1.86m | 3:31PM1.96m | 3:40AM1.94m | 3:58PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.41m | 9:07PM0.45m | 9:16AM0.31m | 9:34PM0.34m | 9:43AM0.23m | 10:02PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 887 | 859 | 1626 | 690 | 620 | 434 | 355 | 383 | 402 | 404 | 370 | 300 | 307 | 433 | 418 | 254 | 259 | 220 | 203 | 151 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1034 | 511 | 286 | 402 | 668 | 657 | 649 | 638 | 638 | 635 | 544 | 535 | 520 | 264 | 238 | 350 | 289 | 284 | 235 | 184 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 65 | 382 | — | 212 | 246 | 127 | 47 | 45 | 79 | 56 | 243 | 247 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 72 | 120 | 118 | 149 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 173 | 249 | 580 | 800 | 1131 | 734 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 300 | 276 | 63 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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