Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.8° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 13	S 10	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SSW 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	183	163	260	273	255	244	198	195	146	150	212	209	297	224	336	1238	485	449	264	309	309	298	309	309
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WNW	W	SSW	S	N	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	ENE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:12AM1.82m				6:40PM1.93m				6:51AM1.69m				7:22PM1.82m				7:33AM1.56m					8:06PM1.69m
Low Tide	00:05AM0.38m				12:11PM0.31m				00:46AM0.48m				12:48PM0.42m				1:28AM0.60m				1:25PM0.55m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	18	20	17	16	15	15	15	15	18	20	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	17	15	14	14
Feels °C	15	15	15	17	18	16	17	15	15	15	14	16	16	11	12	11	12	13	13	16	15	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 13	S 10	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SW 9	SW 11	SSW 12	SW 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	183	163	260	273	255	244	198	195	146	150	212	209	205	88	110	335	485	449	192	309	309	298	309	309
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SW 10	E 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SSW 12	S 11	SE 9	SE 9	SW 12	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 10
kJ	125	77	33	43	53	86	99	65	58	138	143	65	64	68	33	134	137	94	264	220	242	101	163	138
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 8	SSE 15	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 8	SE 8	S 11	S 10	S 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 9	ESE 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 9	SW 9	SSW 17	S 17
kJ	33	40	42	33	32	78	101	106	108	57	34	82	51	50	40	59	17	96	115	85	16	59	101	202
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	297	224	336	1238	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	3	2	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	2	2	0	0	2	0	63	63	43	63
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Outer Pool	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5

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