Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 270 | 205 | 161 | 121 | 130 | 318 | 68 | 183 | 286 | 237 | 242 | 167 | 429 | 137 | 93 | 203 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 134 | 211 | 195 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:08AM1.99m | 4:25PM2.11m | 4:38AM2.00m | 4:55PM2.13m | 5:09AM1.96m | 5:27PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.19m | 10:31PM0.22m | 10:37AM0.19m | 11:01PM0.23m | 11:06AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 242 | 270 | 205 | 161 | 121 | 130 | 97 | 68 | 183 | 286 | 237 | 242 | 128 | 429 | 137 | 50 | 203 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 134 | 211 | 195 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 9 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 11 | SSE 6 | E 11 |
| kJ | 120 | 96 | 96 | 80 | 50 | 44 | 33 | 37 | 66 | 66 | 96 | 70 | 167 | 43 | 93 | 62 | 48 | 30 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SW 12 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 11 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 55 | 72 | 26 | 70 | 66 | 87 | 41 | 22 | 71 | 45 | 38 | 21 | 45 | 20 | 14 | 93 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 15 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 318 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
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