Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

15.3°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 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (23 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 23								Monday 24								Tuesday 25
	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)	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	491	504	467	421	443	302	214	154	289	186	221	167	478	660	800	924	1121	1161	1193	1307	1307	1038	845	899
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	NW	SSE	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNW	W	WNW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	SSW	WNW	W	S	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:40AM1.37m				1:35PM1.41m				1:36AM1.50m					2:11PM1.56m				2:13AM1.63m				2:40PM1.71m
Low Tide			7:12AM0.81m				7:30PM0.85m				7:52AM0.67m					8:08PM0.71m				8:22AM0.53m				8:38PM0.57m


	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	15	16	14	12	12	11	11	12	13	15	14	13	14
Feels °C	15	13	13	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	15	15	13	12	12	11	11	12	12	13	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	491	504	467	421	443	302	214	154	289	186	221	167	478	660	800	924	1121	1161	1193	1307	1307	1038	845	899
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	SW 15	SW 15	E 8	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 12	SSW 14	SW 12	SE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13
kJ	1	1	54	54	1	27	132	119	40	40	36	68	6	4	549	678	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 12	E 10	WSW 12	S 11	WSW 11	E 9	—	—	—	E 14	—	—	—	—	E 13
kJ	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	24	2	14	2	140	2	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	63	43	62
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	8	6	5	5

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