Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

15.5°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 2PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (09 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9							Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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)	3	2	3	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1314	1222	1077	1061	918	647	540	488	488	443	508	756	799	854	817	711	690	596	551	469	389	288	278
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	SSE	SSE	S	SE	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	WSW	W	WSW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on
High Tide	2:41AM1.93m				2:54PM2.15m				3:12AM1.99m				3:25PM2.18m				3:42AM2.00m				3:54PM2.16m
Low Tide			8:41AM0.31m				9:08PM0.24m				9:09AM0.26m				9:34PM0.23m				9:35AM0.26m				9:59PM0.25m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	19	20	17	16	15	15	15	16	18	18	17	16	16	17	17	18	20	19	18	16	16
Feels °C	12	14	18	17	15	17	15	15	15	15	17	16	16	16	16	18	16	17	19	18	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1314	1222	1077	1061	918	647	540	488	488	443	508	756	799	854	817	711	690	596	551	469	389	288	278
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 10	E 10
kJ	96	96	96	70	67	65	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	11	12	15	16	12	46	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 4	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	7	9	42	42	42	28	44	11	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 3	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	6	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	2	4	2	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	4	0	0	116	0	43	0	43	25	63	63	63	43	7	0	0	0	0	0	25	4	25
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	4	5	6	8	9	9	9	8	5	6	6	6

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