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Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 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) | SW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| 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) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SW 13 | — | E 9 | E 7 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 142 | 214 | 249 | 295 | 170 | — | 40 | — | — | — | 85 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 175 | — | 2 | 1 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 16 | 13 | 886 | 622 | 24 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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