Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 10PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 994 | 2039 | 3106 | 1527 | 365 | 730 | 930 | 932 | 957 | 1006 | 2522 | 2471 | 1162 | 901 | 670 | 522 | 622 | 756 | 827 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.75m | 2:14PM1.76m | 2:31AM1.88m | 2:59PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.62m | 8:05AM0.46m | 8:24PM0.46m | 8:49AM0.32m | 9:10PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 1045 | 511 | 497 | 141 | 730 | 930 | 932 | 957 | 1006 | 2522 | 2471 | 1162 | 482 | 670 | 522 | 355 | 237 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | — | S 26 | S 26 | SSW 25 | S 24 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 625 | 407 | 365 | 145 | 4 | 96 | 306 | 476 | 24 | 24 | 345 | 901 | — | 14 | 52 | 210 | 551 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 41 | — | 388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 994 | 2039 | 3106 | 1527 | 302 | — | — | 790 | — | — | — | 99 | — | 575 | 494 | 502 | 622 | 756 | 827 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 1596 | 1116 | 1169 | 1291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 423 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 63 | 43 | 25 | 63 | 63 | 302 |
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