Ding Dangs Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Afternoon (17 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (17 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).
	Sun 17					Monday 18								Tuesday 19								Wed 20
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 14	S 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	284	235	144	141	141	171	193	198	258	318	339	325	229	223	341	414	557	624	678	886	1043	493	1176	1444
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide			4:05PM1.96m				4:19AM2.11m				4:49PM1.94m					5:04AM2.00m				5:36PM1.87m				5:52AM1.86m
Low Tide	9:51AM0.11m				10:00PM0.23m				10:32AM0.15m				10:44PM0.30m					11:15AM0.24m				11:32PM0.42m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—
	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	1	1	3	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	21	20	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	19	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	14	15	14	15	15	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 12	S 10	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SW 14	SW 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 9	ESE 8	SE 9
kJ	284	235	144	141	141	171	69	198	258	318	339	325	88	223	341	414	91	66	71	69	113	493	806	686
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SW 16	S 10	S 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 15	SSE 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	E 8
kJ	31	39	39	45	43	32	193	69	80	158	104	103	229	175	101	99	54	76	65	62	61	106	129	219
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	S 14	S 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 6	SSE 13	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 6	S 6	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 15	SSW 11	SW 11	—	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	106	60	93	93	130	167	31	95	22	12	15	17	70	43	25	22	12	30	—	20	19	60	42	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	ESE 6	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 5	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	29	36	47	43	40	65	557	624	678	886	1043	472	1176	1444
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs 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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	251	63	63	63	43	43	25	43	302	63	63	63	63	63	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Brak River	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	4	3	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Fullers United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Balephuil (Tiree) United Kingdom	Balephetrish (Tiree) United Kingdom	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Ghost Tree United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Cortez Bank United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Back Bommie Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Black Rock Australia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal
Rating (10 max)	7	4	8	6	4	4	5	6	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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