Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

19.3°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 (04 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).
	Wed 4			Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 8	SW 12	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	317	297	283	230	230	233	213	237	237	230	436	196	186	823	488	1506	1468	1408	384	880	1727
Wind (km/h)	E	SE	NE	NW	WSW	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	W	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	on	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide				1:00AM1.64m				1:16PM1.91m				1:41AM1.74m				1:54PM2.00m					2:16AM1.82m
Low Tide		7:06PM0.58m				7:04AM0.59m				7:44PM0.47m				7:41AM0.50m					8:16PM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	7:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	22	19	18	20	19	21	23	21	20	19	19	18	18	20	22	21	18	17	17	15	15
Feels °C	21	19	19	21	19	20	20	18	19	18	19	18	18	18	17	14	13	12	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	S 15	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	317	297	283	57	85	90	75	237	237	230	436	191	163	167	165	21	21	22	384	880	824
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 6	ESE 6	SW 6	E 7	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	E 8	E 8	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	—	46	48	230	230	233	213	56	44	35	51	196	186	153	33	21	—	—	22	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 6	SW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	WSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	31	31	27	27	16	7	15	7	44	7	46	46	33	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SW 4	SW 5	—	—	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 8	SW 12	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 8	—	SW 12
kJ	47	—	—	—	—	—	2	15	24	—	—	804	698	823	488	1506	1468	1408	354	—	1727
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River 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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	63	63	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	117	117	117	80	80	2	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Ding Dangs	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	The Wreck	The Wreck	The Wreck	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Buffalo Bay	Brak River	Ding Dangs
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9

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