Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 SAST
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Ding Dangs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 6AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (08 May)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
0
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SSW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5142
4526
3352
3166
3507
3621
3364
3364
3174
2800
2496
2145
1801
1638
1422
1208
981
821
640
429
298
294
1076
1077
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
S
0
S
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
NW
25
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
35
W
35
NW
35
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:54AM1.45m
7:54PM1.42m
8:05AM1.34m
9:19PM1.41m
9:47AM1.30m
10:48PM1.49m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.81m
1:11PM0.71m
1:57AM0.89m
2:29PM0.79m
3:58AM0.89m
4:13PM0.79m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:44
5:43
5:42
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
19
17
17
17
17
16
14
16
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
15
13
13
13
12
16
18
14
15
16
15
10
5
7
6
5
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SSW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
5142
4526
3352
3166
3507
3621
3364
3364
3174
2800
2496
2145
1801
1638
1422
1208
981
821
640
429
298
294
1076
1077
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SSW
18
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SW
7
0.1
E
9
1
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
Energy kJ
173
211
305
318
268
261
255
229
223
223
128
220
217
214
211
129
120
120
120
64
2
224
137
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
13
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.7
SW
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.3
SE
13
Energy kJ
142
214
249
295
170
40
85
8
2
175
2
1
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
3
0.7
E
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.8
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
2
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
NW
4
Energy kJ
12
13
5
16
13
886
622
24
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
0
63
25
0
0
25
464
555
701
726
116
43
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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