Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 8PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
955 | 1083 | 1299 | 1657 | 1809 | 1657 | 1579 | 1247 | 1111 | 943 | 820 | 745 | 501 | 512 | 311 | 221 | 151 | 586 | 1294 | 1404 | 928 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:02PM2.01m | 6:19AM1.76m | 6:43PM1.87m | 7:03AM1.61m | 7:33PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.30m | 00:08AM0.39m | 12:11PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.54m | 12:52PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 |
955 | 1083 | 1299 | 1657 | 1809 | 1657 | 1579 | 1247 | 1111 | 943 | 820 | 745 | 501 | 512 | 311 | 158 | 146 | 95 | 248 | 38 | 397 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 57 | 108 | 221 | 151 | — | 6 | 2 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 11 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 43 | 37 | 6 | — | — | — | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 586 | 1294 | 1404 | 928 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 260 | 672 | 446 |
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