Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.4°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 12PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12							Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	294	247	294	285	227	123	341	311	305	253	216	212	182	190	154	151	120	96	243	286	692	612	862
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	NE	W	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	E	E	NE	W	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	glassy
High Tide	4:10AM1.98m				4:22PM2.10m				4:38AM1.92m				4:49PM2.00m					5:06AM1.83m				5:15PM1.88m
Low Tide			10:01AM0.29m				10:24PM0.30m				10:27AM0.36m				10:50PM0.37m				10:54AM0.46m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	20	18	17	17	17	17	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	17	20	20	17	14	14
Feels °C	15	16	18	17	17	17	17	16	14	16	15	14	14	13	14	15	16	18	19	18	15	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 7	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	294	247	294	285	227	65	341	311	305	253	216	212	182	190	154	151	120	96	243	286	692	612	862
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 5	E 9
kJ	45	63	61	61	83	123	79	59	65	70	54	54	51	50	50	32	31	29	28	42	42	26	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	—	SW 4	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	SSW 12	SE 4	E 9	ESE 4	E 9	—
kJ	22	—	—	5	—	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	58	2	42	4	41	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	145	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	63	63	63	43	0	0	0	80	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Brak River	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Lookout Beach	Santos Reef	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	6	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	4	7	4	4	4	9	4	5

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