Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.3°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 (15 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 10PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (15 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).
	Tue 15			Wednesday 16								Thursday 17
	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	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	390	458	489	903	496	489	362	352	328	318	347	336	491	469	371	353	347	374	374
Wind (km/h)	W	W	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide		5:51PM1.89m				6:02AM1.70m				6:18PM1.73m				6:31AM1.55m				6:46PM1.56m
Low Tide				11:49PM0.49m				11:52AM0.53m				00:17AM0.63m				12:20PM0.70m


	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	5	4	2	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	24	22	18	14	13	13	13	14	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	19	20	14	10	9	10	11	12	11	11	9	9	8	9	8	9	9	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	E 11	SW 16	ESE 11	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 10	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	356	291	489	156	496	489	231	190	117	114	143	259	491	469	365	353	347	374	374
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 16	ESE 11	S 12	E 11	SSW 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	390	458	198	3	114	68	362	352	328	318	347	336	53	72	72	37	38	38	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 9	S 9	—	S 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	7	2	—	3	110	106	77	77	78	78	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	—	—	SW 15	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6
kJ	2	—	—	903	122	—	—	—	—	96	105	—	283	340	371	306	284	199	175
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	4	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	409	585	63	63
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	9	5	6	5

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