Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 22 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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 5PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Evening (22 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 22					Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	334	342	316	581	723	887	1127	1261	1200	1047	909	760	610	533	449	326	149	121	106	86	86
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NE	E	E	E	E	W	WNW	W	WNW	SSE	SSE	SE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		1:20PM1.80m				1:39AM1.73m				1:51PM1.97m					2:11AM1.86m				2:22PM2.11m
Low Tide				7:36PM0.52m				7:36AM0.49m					8:06PM0.36m				8:08AM0.37m				8:37PM0.24m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	16	15	14	14	15	18	18	17	16	17	17	17	18	20	19	18	17	16
Feels °C	11	12	13	14	13	13	13	14	16	15	14	14	17	15	15	17	19	17	17	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	171	174	166	581	723	887	1127	1261	1200	1047	909	760	610	533	449	326	149	121	106	86	86
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 9
kJ	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	4	90	74	76	55	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	10	9	11	11	5	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	—	—
kJ	334	342	316	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	13	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	327	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	272	63	63	0	0	0	0	0	117	63	43	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route		Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Herolds Bay	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)		4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	9	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5

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