Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

17.1°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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 4PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (20 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Tue 20					Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	1	1	1	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 11	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	147	234	270	297	421	715	857	900	1162	1206	1077	833	421	2132	1756	595	219	255	255	1510	635
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SSE	SW	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	W	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		12:04PM1.47m				00:22AM1.42m				12:47PM1.63m				1:04AM1.57m				1:20PM1.80m
Low Tide				6:26PM0.87m				6:25AM0.77m				7:04PM0.70m				7:03AM0.63m				7:36PM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	18	22	20	18	16	15	15	15	16	18	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	15	14	13	12	14	14	14	15	17	15	13	14	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 8	SSW 12
kJ	147	234	270	297	421	715	857	900	1162	50	32	32	421	769	605	595	174	140	137	202	635
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 9	—	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	SSW 12	ESE 10
kJ	49	14	22	22	21	20	12	12	38	49	—	2	16	16	17	17	8	9	9	207	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	ESE 10	—
kJ	10	—	—	—	—	—	11	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	9	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 7	SW 12	SW 11	WSW 2	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 11	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1206	1077	833	194	2132	1756	1	219	255	255	1510	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	2	4	4	3	4	2	3	1
Distance (km)	0	0	63	63	63	0	0	2	2	2	0	117	117	0	2	2	2	2	0	116	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	7	4	5	5	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	8	9	8	6	5	5	6	5	5

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