Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (21 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (21 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (21 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Tue 20			Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	4	3	1	1	1	2	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 8	SW 11	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	226	297	421	636	857	914	1162	1206	1240	772	330	2229	1915	683	660	731	242	1537	646
Wind (km/h)	SE	SW	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	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	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				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	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	16	18	23	19	18	16	16	15	15	16	18	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	13	12	14	13	14	15	18	14	15	12	14	12	13	14	13	12	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	226	297	421	636	857	914	1162	50	32	32	330	769	647	8	8	9	169	646	646
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	—	—	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	22	22	21	20	12	12	38	—	—	2	16	16	17	1	—	—	9	9	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	11	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 8	SW 11	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1206	1240	772	181	2229	1915	683	660	731	242	1537	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	3	2	2	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	2
Distance (km)	63	0	0	2	0	0	2	335	0	116	2	0	2	2	327	117	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Brak River		Santos Reef	The Wreck	Brak River	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Brak River		The Wreck	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	6	4	4	9	8	7	5	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Virac Harbour Philippines	Virac Harbour Philippines	Super Tubes South Africa	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Riet River South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Batu Mandi Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6

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