Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

17.1°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (21 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 21					Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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)	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	4	2	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 8	SW 9	SW 8	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1269	1137	1010	2368	2206	2132	1915	683	314	371	268	1651	723	784	1019	1145	1090	944	819	747	617
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide		12:47PM1.63m				1:04AM1.57m				1:20PM1.80m				1:39AM1.73m				1:51PM1.97m
Low Tide				7:04PM0.70m				7:03AM0.63m				7:36PM0.52m				7:36AM0.49m					8:06PM0.36m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	19	18	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	15	17	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	17	15	14	13	12	13	14	13	12	13	11	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	14	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	1269	50	32	718	706	647	647	8	174	171	166	261	723	784	1019	1145	1090	944	819	747	617
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	38	—	—	32	16	17	17	1	8	9	9	204	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 8	SW 9	SW 8	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	ENE 4	E 4
kJ	—	1137	1010	2368	2206	2132	1915	683	314	371	268	1651	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	14	16
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	335	116	0	0	0	0	2	327	116	80	0	0	0	0	22	63	260	253	63	25
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Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	7	9	7	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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