Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

18.2°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	15s
Evening (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 29					Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 8	SSW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	693	568	561	469	309	304	249	202	190	187	160	190	149	96	140	67	70	149	149	65	133
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	SSE	SW	NW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	NE	NNE	NE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:28PM2.00m				5:58AM1.82m				6:15PM1.81m				6:55AM1.68m				7:16PM1.61m
Low Tide		11:04AM0.40m				11:35PM0.39m				11:49AM0.56m				00:21AM0.56m				12:47PM0.74m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	21	20	19	18	18	18	19	21	21	20	19	20	19	19	20	22	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	23	19	19	20	19	19	19	20	21	21	20	21	22	20	21	21	22	22	21	22	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	693	568	561	469	309	207	184	164	184	165	160	117	149	90	140	67	70	149	149	65	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SSW 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	E 8	SSW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 10	SSW 14
kJ	101	13	168	168	168	304	249	202	190	187	149	190	61	96	72	56	64	47	44	52	133
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SE 11	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	S 6	SSW 16	S 6	SSW 16	SSW 15	E 8	SE 10	E 7	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 10	ESE 10
kJ	22	30	12	11	7	—	6	50	6	25	86	61	96	25	49	65	64	49	34	39	52
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	—	—
kJ	—	112	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	255	63	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	43	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	9	9	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5

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