Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

18.1°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 27			Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	64	73	68	65	76	54	59	51	132	379	692	770	848	784	693	568	561	469	368
Wind (km/h)	SE	ENE	N	WSW	NW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	E	ENE	E	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	4:07PM2.23m				4:31AM2.02m				4:45PM2.15m					5:12AM1.94m				5:28PM2.00m
Low Tide			10:18PM0.17m				10:25AM0.29m				10:55PM0.26m					11:04AM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	16	17	20	19	18	16	16	16	16	19	21	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	17	18	18	17	16	17	19	17	16	15	15	15	16	19	20	20	19	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13
kJ	64	73	68	65	76	54	59	51	54	379	692	770	848	784	693	568	561	469	368
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	S 7	S 6	SE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 7	SSW 20	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	SSW 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	32	27	20	33	47	45	33	44	132	68	88	78	78	64	101	13	168	168	168
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 8	S 6	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 8	SE 10	SSW 7	SE 11	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6
kJ	13	21	24	13	13	33	30	27	27	55	60	40	25	24	18	30	7	12	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	53	35	—	—	—	—	—	99	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	63	0	0	0	2	0	0	117	63	63	25	25	25	7	255	63	43	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	6	7	5	7	4	5	5	5	8	4	4	5	5	5	5	9	5

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