Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 08 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 6PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	572	471	642	608	1654	901	1873	1939	1833	1765	1817	1922	2243	2179	2147	1919	1760	1708	1514	1468	1379	1198	1179	1190
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSW	SW	W	WNW	NNW	N	SE	SE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide	9:14AM1.43m				9:56PM1.67m				10:35AM1.40m					11:15PM1.68m				12:02PM1.45m				00:31AM1.74m
Low Tide			3:12PM0.65m				4:37AM0.68m				4:37PM0.68m					6:00AM0.62m				6:04PM0.65m				7:09AM0.51m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—
	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	16	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 17	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	572	471	642	608	1654	901	1873	1939	1833	1765	1817	1922	2243	2179	2147	1919	1760	1708	1514	1468	1379	1198	1179	1190
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	ESE 10	SSW 16	ESE 10	SSW 16	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	E 10	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13
kJ	333	408	18	597	9	469	10	10	4	4	2	2	9	9	8	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	19	18	9	9	8	9	2	2	2	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	421	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	63	43	25	43	25	25
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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