Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.8°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 (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 6PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	15s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Evening (12 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon night).
	Sat 12					Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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)	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	2	2	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	422	596	1518	1649	1656	1411	1358	1350	1599	2247	2223	2414	2203	1348	1137	1042	856	800	717	720	663
Wind (km/h)	NW	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	WNW	SW	SSW	S	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on
High Tide			4:24PM2.19m				4:38AM2.01m				4:54PM2.13m					5:07AM1.93m				5:23PM2.03m
Low Tide	10:05AM0.17m				10:30PM0.21m				10:33AM0.20m				10:56PM0.28m				10:59AM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—
mm	1	—	—	1	2	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1
Temp °C	17	18	18	16	15	15	16	16	17	18	17	17	18	19	20	20	18	17	16	15	16
Feels °C	19	18	17	11	9	11	12	12	14	16	16	16	18	20	19	19	17	16	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SSE 7	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	127	150	1518	1649	1656	1411	1358	1118	822	706	2223	1831	1611	1348	1137	1042	856	800	717	720	663
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 16	E 10	SE 13	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	422	596	8	7	—	6	—	—	—	—	585	439	352	342	269	189	181	172	127	199	137
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 20	SE 13	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	WSW 7
kJ	77	268	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	309	84
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 7	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	SW 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	305	347	609	1000	1405	1238	1350	1599	2247	—	2414	2203	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay 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	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	43	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	43	63	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	8

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