Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	722	569	473	525	485	461	642	590	406	412	454	483	1665	594	618	2163	4868	4523	4077	3134	2460	2021	1822	1591
Wind (km/h)	ENE	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	SW	W	SSW	SSW	NW	ESE	ENE	NE	E	ESE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide				9:19AM1.31m				10:08PM1.47m				10:52AM1.25m					11:35PM1.44m				12:33PM1.30m
Low Tide		3:19AM0.83m				3:10PM0.80m				4:49AM0.87m				4:42PM0.88m					6:22AM0.83m				6:21PM0.87m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	15	16	15	13	13	13	13	12	17	17	14	13	13	14	13	13	15	16	16	14	15
Feels °C	12	13	10	13	14	13	12	12	12	11	10	14	10	13	10	12	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	722	569	473	525	485	461	642	590	406	412	454	483	509	594	585	2163	4868	4523	4077	3134	2460	2021	1822	1591
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	S 20	SSW 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	136	180	149	149	105	105	105	75	167	136	129	127	147	94	618	766	68	67	53	53	33	32	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 15	—	S 15	S 14	SE 14	ESE 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	S 23	S 21	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	22	—	69	148	47	65	26	23	14	14	10	81	94	68	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1665	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	3
Distance (km)	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	70	0	44	0	0	0	0	25	63	63	25	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	8	7	7	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	6	5	9	8	7	7	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	6	4	4	5	6	4	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	9	5	5

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