Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
638 | 635 | 625 | 535 | 520 | 433 | 418 | 350 | 289 | 284 | 235 | 184 | 188 | 242 | 283 | 217 | 161 | 121 | 130 | 128 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.96m | 3:40AM1.94m | 3:58PM2.05m | 4:08AM1.99m | 4:25PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.31m | 9:34PM0.34m | 9:43AM0.23m | 10:02PM0.26m | 10:10AM0.19m | 10:31PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
402 | 353 | 354 | 341 | 307 | 270 | 243 | 243 | 216 | 206 | 158 | 154 | 188 | 242 | 283 | 217 | 161 | 121 | 130 | 128 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 |
638 | 635 | 625 | 535 | 520 | 433 | 418 | 350 | 289 | 284 | 235 | 184 | 123 | 123 | 96 | 96 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 76 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | E 9 |
79 | 56 | 6 | 209 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 72 | 120 | 118 | 149 | 147 | 55 | 72 | 26 | 70 | 66 | 87 | 53 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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