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Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | |
273 | 244 | 240 | 235 | 235 | 292 | 240 | 214 | 146 | 100 | 192 | 200 | 171 | 212 | 199 | 190 | 187 | 184 | 137 | 127 | 121 | 139 | 116 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.83m | 4:11AM1.94m | 4:32PM1.80m | 4:38AM1.87m | 5:02PM1.74m | 5:05AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.36m | 10:16AM0.30m | 10:20PM0.41m | 10:43AM0.34m | 10:49PM0.49m | 11:13AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 273 | 244 | 240 | 235 | 235 | 292 | 240 | 214 | 131 | 96 | 96 | 200 | 171 | 208 | 199 | 190 | 187 | 184 | 137 | 127 | 121 | 121 | 116 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 14 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 199 | 202 | 198 | 160 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 119 | 82 | 64 | 192 | 71 | 80 | 212 | 166 | 61 | 168 | 58 | 73 | 90 | 76 | 139 | 114 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SW 10 | S 14 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 70 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 28 | 146 | 100 | 64 | 129 | 71 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 5 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 661 | 21 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 25 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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