Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SAST
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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 5AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (06 May)20ft (6.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
3
2
0
2
2
2
7
7
3
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
12
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1485
1477
2872
7153
8684
8975
11241
8975
7412
6895
5979
6262
5574
5220
4887
4168
3952
3505
3368
3094
2700
3020
2800
2968
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
5:34AM1.69m
6:09PM1.58m
6:09AM1.57m
6:53PM1.49m
6:54AM1.45m
7:54PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.59m
11:45AM0.50m
11:56PM0.70m
12:22PM0.60m
00:42AM0.81m
1:11PM0.71m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:45
5:45
5:44
1
2
18
6
6
12
8
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
11
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
13
13
14
14
12
12
12
15
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.2
WSW
12
0.5
SW
15
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Energy kJ
1485
1477
65
57
14
104
9423
7973
7412
6895
5979
6262
5574
5220
4887
4168
3952
3505
3368
3094
2700
3020
2800
2968
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
S
8
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
67
102
14
14
35
74
103
51
45
44
27
51
94
85
103
66
61
124
207
295
268
261
107
229
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SE
18
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SE
16
1.1
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
S
9
Energy kJ
67
21
32
31
27
26
36
36
75
74
90
59
84
82
271
567
255
79
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
0.5
SW
11
3.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
49
63
2872
7153
8684
8975
11241
8975
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
5
9
6
5
4
3
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
255
302
260
319
449
302
302
255
0
0
255
303
303
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
9
9
6
6
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
5
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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