Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

15.7°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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 4AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (02 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 12	SW 12	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	271	259	302	248	212	180	154	209	205	140	160	98	226	114	170	172	234	439	444	560	587	524	486	474
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	S	NE	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide			6:51AM1.63m				7:17PM1.64m					8:03AM1.47m				8:45PM1.45m				10:05AM1.41m
Low Tide	00:27AM0.56m				12:38PM0.68m				1:24AM0.75m				1:56PM0.88m					3:28AM0.88m					5:05PM0.91m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	16	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	14	16	16	16	16	15	16	17	14	15	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SE 7	SE 8	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	271	259	302	248	212	180	154	209	205	140	160	98	226	114	64	60	234	335	71	560	587	524	486	474
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SW 8	SW 12	SW 6	SW 8	SW 8	SW 13	E 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 12	E 8	SSW 7	SW 8	SW 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	36	16	47	8	21	20	84	127	52	36	36	72	34	56	3	11	81	76	—	121	171	241	357	459
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SE 10	SE 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 5	SE 9	ESE 10	SSW 13	SW 13	E 8	SE 8	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 12	—	SSW 14	S 6
kJ	16	16	16	32	19	19	7	3	36	35	44	34	3	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	213	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	97	170	172	—	439	444	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	63	63	63	63	63	63	255	250
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7

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