Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.3°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 (15 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 7PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (15 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).
	Tue 15					Wednesday 16								Thursday 17
	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)	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 18	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	460	415	390	458	489	523	344	1024	362	352	328	286	347	434	484	569	525	412	347	399	374
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	W	W	SW	SSW	WSW	WNW	WSW	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				5:51PM1.89m				6:02AM1.70m				6:18PM1.73m				6:31AM1.55m				6:46PM1.56m
Low Tide		11:25AM0.39m				11:49PM0.49m				11:52AM0.53m				00:17AM0.63m				12:20PM0.70m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	3	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	24	23	20	16	13	12	11	13	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	19	20	20	20	11	9	6	8	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	8	8	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	460	415	356	291	489	523	344	1024	362	352	126	156	146	434	484	569	525	412	347	399	374
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 16	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	SW 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 8	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 11	ESE 11	E 11
kJ	47	66	390	458	198	156	149	110	106	104	328	286	347	103	53	72	35	37	36	38	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 19	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 12	SW 11	S 11	—	E 10	SW 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	51	117	7	7	2	3	76	2	—	78	61	78	78	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 6	—	SSW 10	S 6	—	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	7	136	—	264	83	—	88	238	123	273	267	239	248	261	192	175
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	4	3	1	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	2	4	0	0	80	117	119	0	0	43	63	63	63	63	63	63	409	409	63	63	63
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	6

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