Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.9°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 7AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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)	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SW 8	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	457	388	319	180	133	133	125	111	130	125	96	90	68	80	76	47	45	38	39	37	48	24	140	31
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	WSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	S	NW	W	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	NE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on
High Tide		2:11AM1.86m				2:22PM2.11m				2:43AM1.97m				2:55PM2.21m				3:18AM2.03m				3:30PM2.25m
Low Tide				8:08AM0.37m				8:37PM0.24m				8:40AM0.28m				9:10PM0.16m				9:13AM0.23m				9:43PM0.13m


	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	18	17	18	19	18	17	17	16	16	15	16	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	17	16	16
Feels °C	17	16	18	18	17	16	18	17	17	16	16	17	16	15	16	16	17	16	17	17	17	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 8	S 7	SSE 10	S 5
kJ	457	388	319	180	133	133	125	111	130	125	96	90	68	80	76	47	45	38	39	37	11	15	140	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SSE 10	SW 8	SW 8	SSE 10
kJ	9	10	10	96	79	82	55	53	54	51	36	35	36	16	15	12	6	12	12	12	10	24	11	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 15	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	SSW 9	ESE 10	SSE 8	SW 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 10	ESE 10	SW 8
kJ	—	—	8	10	2	11	10	16	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	8	10	6	7	10	10	20	10	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	24	6	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool 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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Saint Leu Réunion	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	2
Distance (km)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	117	63	63	63	2	25	2	260	3552	921	63	63
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth				Gerickes Point	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1				2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1		1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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