Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
295 | 217 | 173 | 167 | 153 | 153 | 119 | 123 | 121 | 114 | 126 | 118 | 132 | 128 | 88 | 198 | 118 | 326 | 266 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:54PM2.15m | 5:07AM1.99m | 5:29PM2.11m | 5:40AM1.90m | 6:02PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.23m | 11:06AM0.18m | 11:32PM0.31m | 11:35AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 16 | E 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
295 | 215 | 173 | 144 | 118 | 118 | 88 | 123 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 118 | 84 | 63 | 49 | 198 | 38 | 326 | 266 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 5 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 7 | SW 12 | E 7 | SW 7 |
220 | 217 | 86 | 167 | 153 | 153 | 119 | 2 | 121 | 114 | 17 | 87 | 132 | 128 | 87 | 36 | 67 | 26 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | S 12 | SSW 5 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | E 7 |
— | 10 | 171 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 126 | 56 | 58 | 29 | 88 | 30 | 118 | 36 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 12 | 22 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
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