Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
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 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
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 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	4	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)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	573	492	441	460	415	356	458	489	1006	339	2090	362	352	328	313	373	342	615	669	608	508	405	336	336
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WSW	W	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			5:35AM1.83m				5:51PM1.89m				6:02AM1.70m				6:18PM1.73m				6:31AM1.55m				6:46PM1.56m
Low Tide	11:23PM0.37m				11:25AM0.39m				11:49PM0.49m				11:52AM0.53m				00:17AM0.63m				12:20PM0.70m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	17	18	21	24	23	20	19	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	16	15	16	18	20	20	19	16	7	9	10	10	11	11	10	11	11	10	11	9	10	9	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	SW 16	ESE 11	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 10	SW 9	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	573	492	441	460	415	356	291	489	156	339	1045	325	144	89	127	126	121	615	669	608	508	405	336	336
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 18	SSW 16	E 11	S 12	E 11	E 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11
kJ	90	67	47	46	47	312	458	242	3	114	110	362	352	328	313	373	342	70	75	35	36	52	35	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 10	S 10	SSW 16	SSW 19	S 10	S 9	S 9	—	SW 11	S 11	E 10	E 10	SW 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	18	17	51	117	7	7	2	—	97	2	78	77	112	77	54	53	53	54	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 6	SW 14	—	S 7	—	—	SSE 7	SE 7	—	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1006	136	2090	—	104	—	—	88	75	—	60	75	99	195	170	139
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	4	1	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	2	0	2	4	4	0	0	0	81	572	0	0	0	63	63	43	43	63	63	63	417	63	63	63
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4		4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	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	5	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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