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Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ding Dangs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 12PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
3700 | 2824 | 2358 | 2095 | 1322 | 892 | 775 | 620 | 425 | 347 | 330 | 346 | 349 | 349 | 315 | 307 | 256 | 264 | 238 | 199 | 158 | 151 | 138 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 7:51AM1.50m | 8:49PM1.47m | 9:30AM1.36m | 10:39PM1.47m | 11:25AM1.37m | 00:06AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.73m | 3:24AM0.86m | 4:12PM0.81m | 5:39AM0.79m | 5:51PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:55 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 3700 | 2824 | 2358 | 2095 | 1322 | 892 | 495 | 408 | 331 | 319 | 330 | 346 | 349 | 349 | 315 | 307 | 256 | 264 | 238 | 199 | 158 | 151 | 138 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 775 | 572 | 425 | 347 | 284 | 209 | 157 | 116 | 119 | 93 | 98 | 91 | 87 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 42 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 133 | 407 | — | 620 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 63 | 255 | 63 | 63 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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