Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

18.2°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 8	SSW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	304	249	202	193	187	160	190	149	90	92	65	71	100	149	62	153	127	253	362	362	347	304	299	290
Wind (km/h)	NW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	E	SE	NNE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:58AM1.82m				6:15PM1.81m				6:55AM1.68m				7:16PM1.61m					8:10AM1.57m				8:45PM1.45m
Low Tide	11:35PM0.39m				11:49AM0.56m				00:21AM0.56m				12:47PM0.74m				1:25AM0.73m					2:29PM0.89m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	19	21	22	21	19	20	19	19	20	21	23	21	20	20	19	17	17	17	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	20	19	20	21	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	21	23	21	21	20	18	15	15	15	17	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 6	S 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	177	184	184	193	165	160	122	101	90	92	60	68	100	149	62	45	96	253	362	91	74	304	299	290
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 7	SW 12	ESE 10	SW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 6	S 6	SSE 6
kJ	304	249	202	190	187	149	190	149	82	37	56	64	40	34	52	153	127	88	65	362	347	57	43	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 6	SSW 16	S 6	S 6	SSW 15	E 8	E 7	E 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	ESE 9	SW 10	SW 10	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	6	50	6	3	86	41	35	25	72	65	71	68	46	39	50	49	48	20	65	64	47	41	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	72	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	117	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Santos Reef Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Easter Reef Australia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Barrancon Chile	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Blacks Beach United States
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

storm austen

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ding Dangs surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (30 Oct):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website