Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.8° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 6PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	18s
Evening (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 13	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	169	204	469	627	1327	1319	1301	1159	969	838	643	536	414	469	589	595	475	359	281	281	202	148	263	216
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	NW	W	SSW	SSW	WNW	WSW	W	N	N	E	ESE	E	NE	N	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	off	cross	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:36PM2.04m				4:50AM1.99m					5:18PM2.05m				5:32AM1.92m				5:59PM2.02m				6:12AM1.82m
Low Tide	10:19AM0.17m				10:42PM0.28m				10:58AM0.17m					11:24PM0.31m				11:35AM0.22m				00:05AM0.38m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—
	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	5:40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	20	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	18	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	16	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	16	16	13	15	16	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	14	15	15	15	16	16	15	16	17	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 13	S 10
kJ	169	141	469	627	1327	1319	1301	1159	969	838	643	536	414	469	589	595	475	359	281	281	202	148	263	216
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	SW 11	E 9	SW 11	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	S 13	SW 10	E 10
kJ	16	179	108	229	83	63	47	49	50	51	53	58	59	59	58	58	57	37	33	33	60	125	79	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 11	E 9	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	—	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 15
kJ	120	204	70	83	4	3	3	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	37	32	32	32	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	129	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	63	7	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Herolds Bay	Brak River	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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