Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, 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 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1493 | 1291 | 983 | 956 | 822 | 623 | 681 | 1055 | 1034 | 859 | 1626 | 904 | 1238 | 816 | 657 | 638 | 638 | 635 | 625 | 617 | 596 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.71m | 2:43AM1.75m | 3:06PM1.84m | 3:12AM1.86m | 3:31PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.53m | 8:38PM0.57m | 8:50AM0.41m | 9:07PM0.45m | 9:16AM0.31m | 9:34PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1493 | 1291 | 983 | 956 | 822 | 623 | 681 | 1055 | 1034 | 859 | 1626 | 603 | 744 | 502 | 403 | 366 | 344 | 338 | 625 | 617 | 596 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
696 | — | 4 | 4 | 97 | 258 | 422 | 447 | 432 | 511 | 286 | 402 | 668 | 574 | 657 | 638 | 638 | 635 | 293 | 252 | 217 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 494 | 32 | 382 | — | 212 | 246 | 181 | 47 | 45 | 79 | 56 | 319 | 247 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 103 | 53 | 258 | 711 | 904 | 1238 | 816 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 80 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 43 | 63 | 300 | 276 | 63 | 43 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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