Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.9°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Evening (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 25			Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	80	70	63	45	38	39	26	25	98	94	31	253	175	150	149	78	109	85	85
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	ESE	ENE	ENE	SE	S	S	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	SE	ESE	E	E	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	2:55PM2.21m				3:18AM2.03m				3:30PM2.25m				3:53AM2.05m				4:07PM2.23m
Low Tide			9:10PM0.16m				9:13AM0.23m				9:43PM0.13m				9:48AM0.23m				10:18PM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	19	18	17	16	16	17	20	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	15	16	15	17	18	17	16	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 8	S 10	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 6
kJ	80	70	63	45	38	39	26	24	11	94	15	99	175	150	149	53	18	24	85
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 8	ESE 10	SW 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	WSW 11	SW 10	SW 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 6	SE 8
kJ	16	16	12	6	12	12	25	25	10	18	31	18	11	15	11	8	14	12	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	ESE 10	SW 7	ESE 10	SSE 10	SW 12	SE 10	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 10	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 10	SW 10	S 8	S 7
kJ	11	11	8	8	10	7	10	10	6	4	12	12	9	12	8	15	15	11	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	S 10	—	SSE 6	SE 7	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	98	—	61	253	—	—	—	78	109	85	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	63	63	63	25	2	2	80	80	70	0	0	0	0	0	80	63	260	63	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	1	2		2	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4

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