
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 1AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
991 | 929 | 1117 | 1087 | 1127 | 1310 | 1077 | 946 | 772 | 679 | 727 | 579 | 1206 | 1453 | 1551 | 1739 | 2007 | 1882 | 1761 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05PM1.73m | 8:30AM1.45m | 9:15PM1.62m | 10:01AM1.36m | 10:51PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.68m | 2:23PM0.68m | 3:52AM0.77m | 4:04PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
991 | 929 | 1117 | 1087 | 1127 | 1310 | 1077 | 946 | 772 | 679 | 727 | 579 | 1206 | 1453 | 1551 | 1739 | 2007 | 1882 | 1761 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
205 | 160 | 157 | 125 | 123 | 96 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 344 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 67 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 46 | 46 | — | 28 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 25 | 0 |
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