Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 5PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 478 | 660 | 911 | 1045 | 1106 | 1271 | 1474 | 1493 | 1291 | 983 | 956 | 822 | 586 | 633 | 603 | 623 | 615 | 600 | 704 | 744 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:11PM1.56m | 2:13AM1.63m | 2:40PM1.71m | 2:43AM1.75m | 3:06PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.71m | 8:22AM0.53m | 8:38PM0.57m | 8:50AM0.41m | 9:07PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 167 | 478 | 660 | 911 | 1045 | 1106 | 1271 | 1474 | 1493 | 1291 | 983 | 956 | 822 | 586 | 633 | 603 | 110 | 406 | 361 | 432 | 404 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | — | E 14 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 68 | 6 | 4 | 651 | 789 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 838 | — | 4 | 392 | 97 | 192 | 329 | 412 | 339 | 615 | 600 | 489 | 386 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | S 11 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 2 | 207 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 623 | 494 | 382 | 321 | 187 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | 212 | 497 | 704 | 744 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 63 | 302 | 300 | 300 | 63 | 63 |
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