Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.7°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 (14 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Evening (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 14					Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	104	236	493	712	886	1072	796	1811	1933	1835	1356	1191	886	874	742	536	458	351	346	268	287
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	S	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	ESE	NNE	W	S	SE	SSE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on
High Tide				5:15PM1.88m				5:34AM1.72m				5:41PM1.74m				6:06AM1.59m				6:09PM1.58m
Low Tide	10:54AM0.46m					11:16PM0.47m				11:22AM0.59m				11:45PM0.59m				11:53AM0.74m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	16	14	13	13	13	15	19	20	18	17	16	16	17	20	23	21	19	18	18
Feels °C	18	16	14	13	13	13	12	13	18	18	16	17	16	16	17	20	22	19	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12
kJ	104	236	493	712	886	1072	796	1811	1933	1835	1356	1191	886	874	742	536	458	351	346	268	287
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	E 9	SSW 4	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	SSW 17	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	90	42	15	41	27	40	596	46	46	49	50	51	36	36	35	22	22	22	22	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 4	—	—	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	28	42	42	2	—	—	50	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	2	2	3	1	5	5	5	5	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	80	0	0	0	0	25	63	63	63	63	25	0	0	0	0	0	43	0	0	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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