Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 3AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131212111111101214111110101010101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1010886763643528520437390647170147142246050596146645053034533127522194378
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
5
W
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
NNW
30
NW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
1.97
3:19AM
2.21
3:41PM
2.03
3:55AM
2.24
4:18PM
2.03
4:33AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
0.18
9:33AM
0.08
9:38PM
0.14
10:07AM
0.07
10:14PM
0.15
10:44AM
0.12
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset6:07-------6:06-------6:05-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------4--------------
Temp. °C191818171718202019131515151518202018181716162122
Feels °C (?)17181917161819161591211111214171816161513131413
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