Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.9°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 8AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Evening (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 10	S 10	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 20	SSW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	45	39	39	26	25	100	94	146	315	296	230	168	124	91	98	114	154	202	173	134	96	68	407	1094
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	E	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	ESE	ENE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	WSW	WSW	WNW	WSW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:18AM2.03m				3:30PM2.25m				3:53AM2.05m				4:07PM2.23m				4:31AM2.02m				4:45PM2.15m
Low Tide				9:13AM0.23m				9:43PM0.13m				9:48AM0.23m				10:18PM0.17m				10:25AM0.29m				10:55PM0.26m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	18	19	19	18	17	16	16	17	19	18	19	17	18	17	16	18	20	20	19	17	17
Feels °C	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	14	16	16	17	16	18	17	19	16	16	18	19	18	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 8	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SW 10	SSE 8	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 20	SSW 19
kJ	45	39	39	26	25	11	94	123	176	229	230	168	15	13	64	114	154	202	173	134	96	68	407	1094
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 8	ESE 10	SW 8	SW 9	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 10	SSE 9	SE 10	SSE 8	S 6	S 8	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9
kJ	6	27	12	25	25	10	18	12	14	12	11	15	15	15	46	12	29	13	33	30	27	55	55	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	ESE 10	SW 7	ESE 10	SSE 10	SW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 14	SE 11	SSW 10	S 8	SE 8	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 9	SE 8	SW 10	SW 10	E 7	E 7
kJ	8	10	7	10	10	6	4	4	4	9	9	8	4	9	11	18	34	25	12	11	27	27	35	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	S 10	—	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	—	—	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	100	—	146	315	296	—	—	124	91	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Saint Leu Réunion	Dolphin Point Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	4
Distance (km)	43	2	2	901	3552	70	0	0	251	25	25	63	63	63	43	0	0	0	0	0	80	63	63	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth				Brak River	Brak River		Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Brak River	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				1	2		2	3	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South		Dolphin Point Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		2	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	6	7	7	5	6	6	5	5	5

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