Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1055	407	314	239	268	264	309	298	334	314	687	1158	1464	1598	1190	936	812	569	543	566	548	514	690	703
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	SSW	S	W	NW	WNW	WNW	W	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	NW	W	SW	SW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:33AM1.56m					8:06PM1.69m				8:18AM1.42m				8:59PM1.56m				9:19AM1.31m				10:08PM1.47m
Low Tide	1:28AM0.60m				1:25PM0.55m					2:16AM0.73m				2:10PM0.68m				3:19AM0.83m				3:10PM0.80m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	18	16	15	15	14	14	13	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	16	18	16	13	13
Feels °C	12	13	13	15	16	14	15	14	13	12	12	14	14	12	12	12	11	12	12	14	15	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	196	407	314	219	268	264	309	298	288	288	687	1158	1464	1598	1190	936	812	569	543	566	548	514	690	703
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	S 16	S 16	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13
kJ	181	90	243	239	207	134	115	85	334	314	283	273	238	220	178	142	142	113	110	151	105	107	111	147
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 18	SSW 18	S 17	SW 10	SW 11	S 6	—	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	SE 15	—	S 15	S 14	SE 14	S 14
kJ	117	94	8	8	8	55	102	210	59	92	11	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	68	106	47	181
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 5
kJ	1055	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	31
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	5	4	4	4	1	4	3	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	78	63	63	63	25	7	2	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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