Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.0°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 (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Evening (01 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	1150	761	756	567	471	418	383	336	314	307	302	302	262	196	161	205	309	278	247	154	116	114	103	169
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	SW	SW	W	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide			6:03AM1.79m				6:22PM1.85m				6:51AM1.63m				7:17PM1.64m					8:03AM1.47m				8:45PM1.45m
Low Tide	11:45PM0.38m				11:52AM0.49m				00:27AM0.56m				12:38PM0.68m				1:24AM0.75m				1:56PM0.88m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	2	1	—	1
Temp °C	24	24	26	30	33	31	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16
Feels °C	21	20	21	24	27	29	16	17	15	16	17	15	15	16	15	16	15	13	13	13	13	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSE 6
kJ	1150	761	756	567	471	418	383	336	314	307	302	302	262	196	161	205	309	278	247	154	31	35	52	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 5	SW 11	SW 6	SW 11	E 10	E 9	E 8	E 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11
kJ	113	233	59	119	75	56	55	37	36	48	47	10	19	8	58	135	54	36	36	72	116	114	103	82
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SW 11	SE 10	SW 11	SSW 14	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 8	E 8
kJ	—	70	68	43	40	39	37	37	35	16	15	32	4	19	18	3	37	21	19	35	33	35	3	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 3	N 4	NNW 4	—	S 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 6	—	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	SE 6
kJ	—	—	12	14	3	—	8	6	9	7	43	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	169
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	25	43	43	25	25	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	116	0	0	25	63
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Keurbooms	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Doring Bay West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	4	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	7	5	5	7	6	5	4	5	5	4

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