Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

15.7°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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 1AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 22			Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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)	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	150	127	125	121	159	197	216	207	176	147	115	306	221	192	406	679	845	765	642
Wind (km/h)	E	NW	NNE	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				1:47AM1.62m					2:05PM1.78m				2:16AM1.76m				2:31PM1.93m
Low Tide		7:44PM0.69m				7:49AM0.56m					8:12PM0.53m				8:17AM0.43m				8:39PM0.37m


	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	22	23	23	22	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	19	19	17	17	18
Feels °C	28	22	23	23	23	21	20	19	19	19	18	16	15	15	18	19	16	16	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 10	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8
kJ	115	111	94	117	159	197	216	207	176	147	115	90	27	192	406	679	845	765	481
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 10	SSE 6	S 18	SW 10	E 8	SW 10	SW 10	—	SSW 13
kJ	147	127	125	121	119	105	78	57	56	55	48	35	54	16	63	35	23	—	642
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	SW 11	SW 10	SSE 9	S 12	SW 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	16	15	9	30	49	44	38	36	32	29	28	17	3	15	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 3	—	—	SSE 5	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	150	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	33	306	221	189	167	268	345	405	627
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Herolds Bay 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	2	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	63	63	63	63	255	276	63	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4

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