Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.2°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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)	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	299	294	294	247	239	227	123	341	305	305	253	216	212	183	194	154	151	120	120	154	225	486	742	862
Wind (km/h)	N	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNW	W	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNE	S	SSE	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		4:10AM1.98m				4:22PM2.10m				4:38AM1.92m				4:49PM2.00m					5:06AM1.83m				5:15PM1.88m
Low Tide				10:01AM0.29m				10:24PM0.30m				10:27AM0.36m				10:50PM0.37m				10:54AM0.46m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	18	20	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	17	20	21	17	15	14
Feels °C	18	15	16	18	17	16	17	17	15	15	16	15	15	14	13	14	15	15	18	20	20	16	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 8	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	299	294	294	247	239	227	86	341	305	305	253	216	212	183	194	154	151	120	120	154	225	486	742	862
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 10	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	47	45	63	61	61	83	83	79	59	68	73	56	56	52	51	33	32	31	29	28	94	42	41	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	—	—	SW 4	E 9	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 11	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	E 9	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	22	22	—	—	3	83	123	—	—	—	—	—	—	51	—	—	—	15	56	71	42	3	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	63	63	63	43	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Lookout Beach	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	4	4	4

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