
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
697 | 569 | 499 | 512 | 447 | 1239 | 1239 | 2120 | 2096 | 1954 | 2058 | 1740 | 1358 | 1288 | 1254 | 1220 | 1187 | 1047 | 904 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.52m | 2:25AM1.64m | 2:59PM1.64m | 3:00AM1.73m | 3:30PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.71m | 8:40AM0.51m | 8:51PM0.62m | 9:11AM0.41m | 9:23PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
697 | 569 | 499 | 512 | 447 | 1239 | 1239 | 2120 | 2096 | 653 | 486 | 1740 | 499 | 392 | 1254 | 1220 | 1187 | 1047 | 904 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SSE 7 |
25 | 24 | 24 | 137 | 257 | 25 | 36 | 34 | — | 1954 | 2058 | — | 1358 | 1288 | 212 | 138 | 99 | 3 | 159 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
25 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | 352 | — | — | 475 | — | — | 90 | 169 | 306 | 286 | 106 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 409 | 603 | 409 | 336 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 336 | 63 | 63 | 43 |
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