Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

15.0°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 (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 6AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (22 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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)	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 7	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	120	258	236	198	195	147	127	125	121	159	197	202	176	169	140	115	112	368	379	406	670	845	765	642
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	SSW	N	N	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	S	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	1:13AM1.46m				1:39PM1.61m				1:47AM1.62m					2:05PM1.78m				2:16AM1.76m				2:31PM1.93m
Low Tide			7:19AM0.71m				7:44PM0.69m				7:49AM0.56m					8:12PM0.53m				8:17AM0.43m				8:39PM0.37m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	20	26	29	27	20	22	22	22	19	20	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	17	19	21	26	28	25	20	21	22	22	19	19	18	19	18	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 7	S 7	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	94	149	141	124	132	121	114	114	117	159	197	202	176	169	140	115	112	107	134	406	670	845	352	372
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 10	S 7	SW 9	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	84	78	78	198	195	147	127	125	121	119	79	78	57	58	50	31	44	90	109	16	76	31	765	642
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	S 16	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—
kJ	120	116	105	120	—	9	15	15	9	9	49	44	38	56	55	29	28	27	192	35	34	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 4	—	—	S 6	—	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	258	236	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	—	30	—	368	379	301	294	342	440	417
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	25	25	25	25	25	22	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	63	63	63	255	255	255	43	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Brak River	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma				Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3				4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	9	9	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	9	4

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