Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 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 1PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 8	SSW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	733	784	693	568	561	469	309	304	249	180	199	187	160	190	149	95	90	67	81	58	146	62	96
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	SE	SE	ESE	SE	NE	N	S	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	NNE	NE	NNW	E	SSE	SSE	SE	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		5:12AM1.94m				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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	22	21	20	19	18	18	18	19	21	21	20	19	20	19	19	20	22	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	16	18	21	19	19	20	20	19	19	20	21	21	20	21	22	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	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 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	733	784	693	568	561	469	309	207	180	180	199	161	160	117	149	90	90	67	67	58	146	62	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	SSW 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8	E 7	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 14
kJ	78	64	101	13	168	168	168	304	249	162	190	187	149	190	65	36	37	56	81	56	51	50	96
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SE 10	S 6	SE 11	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	S 6	SSW 16	S 6	SSW 16	SSW 15	E 8	SE 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	ESE 10
kJ	24	24	22	30	12	12	7	—	7	50	6	25	86	61	96	95	72	65	64	48	44	39	52
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	112	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	25	7	255	63	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4		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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	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	Hell West Coast	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	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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