Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.7°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 (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 6AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Evening (15 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 15								Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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)	3	2	1	2	1	0	2	1	2	2	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1072	1692	1811	1933	1835	1356	1191	886	874	742	545	458	351	346	273	255	330	330	384	862	996	982	824	648
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	NE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	NNE	WNW	S	SSE	SSE	NNE	WSW	W	NE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:34AM1.72m				5:41PM1.74m				6:06AM1.59m				6:09PM1.58m				6:46AM1.46m				6:46PM1.43m
Low Tide	11:16PM0.47m				11:22AM0.59m				11:45PM0.59m				11:53AM0.74m				00:19AM0.72m				12:30PM0.90m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1
Temp °C	13	13	15	19	20	18	17	16	17	18	20	24	22	19	18	18	17	17	18	18	17	15	14	14
Feels °C	13	12	13	18	18	16	17	16	17	18	20	23	20	18	18	18	18	18	19	18	15	12	11	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1072	1692	1811	1933	1835	1356	1191	886	874	742	545	458	351	346	273	255	330	330	384	862	996	982	824	648
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	40	50	46	46	48	49	51	36	36	35	22	22	22	22	12	12	12	12	12	12	5	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	48	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	1	5	5	5	5	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	0	25	63	63	63	63	25	4	0	0	0	0	43	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	80	117	260	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Kaaimans River Mouth	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	The Wreck		Santos Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4		3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Fish Boma South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Faial - Praia do Norte Portugal	Sea Vista South Africa	Tahai Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Boners United States	Ahijedero Mexico	Afife Portugal	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Tora Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4

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