Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SAST
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Ding Dangs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 3AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (08 May)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6297
5808
5429
5142
4526
3352
3166
3507
3621
3364
3364
2975
2800
2458
2077
1771
1638
1255
1208
981
898
640
475
298
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
S
0
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
WNW
35
W
35
NW
45
WNW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:53PM1.49m
6:54AM1.45m
7:54PM1.42m
8:05AM1.34m
9:19PM1.41m
9:47AM1.30m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.81m
1:11PM0.71m
1:57AM0.89m
2:29PM0.79m
3:58AM0.89m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
14
14
15
13
14
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
15
13
13
13
13
16
16
14
14
15
15
12
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
6297
5808
5429
5142
4526
3352
3166
3507
3621
3364
3364
2975
2800
2458
2077
1771
1638
1255
1208
981
898
640
475
298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SSW
18
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
85
54
183
173
211
305
318
268
261
255
229
223
223
223
220
217
214
211
170
120
120
120
116
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
13
0.5
S
9
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
36
38
96
142
214
249
295
170
40
8
18
8
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
1
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
3
1.1
W
8
2.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
16
34
11
138
1256
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
7
63
25
25
2
4
464
551
692
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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