Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

15.1°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 (21 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (21 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	190	184	154	149	114	114	114	242	139	297	243	225	208	181	127	125	121	120	127	159	144	147	115	227
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	NE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	NE	NE	NE	N	NNE	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:17AM1.31m				1:08PM1.44m				1:13AM1.46m				1:39PM1.61m				1:47AM1.62m					2:05PM1.78m
Low Tide			6:39AM0.86m				7:13PM0.86m				7:19AM0.71m				7:44PM0.69m				7:49AM0.56m					8:12PM0.53m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	18	19	18	16	16	16	17	20	26	29	26	21	22	20	16	16	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	16	16	16	17	17	16	14	15	15	17	21	26	28	27	22	22	20	14	14	16	16	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 10
kJ	190	184	154	70	114	114	114	242	139	158	168	154	135	139	114	117	117	120	127	159	144	147	115	28
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 10
kJ	49	49	49	149	47	75	73	20	84	78	78	198	151	147	127	125	121	119	79	78	57	56	29	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	9	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	120	116	105	120	5	9	15	15	8	30	49	44	38	36	34	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 6	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	—	SSE 6	SE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	94	40	78	94	—	297	243	225	208	181	—	—	1	1	3	2	2	—	37	227
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	25	63	276	302	63	63	43	25	25	43	4	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	43	63
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	1	1	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	2	3	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	4	6	7	9	5	6	5	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	9	7	6	6	5	5

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