Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.7
SW
9
2
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
659
425
347
284
286
293
300
252
217
184
197
238
190
173
169
132
96
92
81
88
83
101
421
640
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
SW
10
S
0
SSW
0
N
5
W
10
SW
0
NNE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
30
WSW
30
W
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:30AM1.36m
10:39PM1.47m
11:25AM1.37m
00:06AM1.59m
12:40PM1.48m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.86m
4:12PM0.81m
5:39AM0.79m
5:51PM0.74m
6:48AM0.65m
6:49PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:58
5:57
5:55
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
24
27
26
23
24
24
23
23
29
27
20
18
18
18
17
16
19
21
18
16
14
15
15
15
22
25
25
23
24
23
21
21
26
25
19
19
19
19
17
17
19
20
17
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
294
231
250
277
286
293
300
252
217
184
197
238
190
173
169
132
96
92
81
88
83
101
74
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SW
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
659
425
347
284
217
157
151
112
93
97
90
87
61
61
43
43
7
11
8
46
40
21
21
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
9
10
8
10
8
6
5
6
6
5
3
16
15
16
12
11
21
20
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
7
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SW
6
1.1
SW
4
1.7
SW
9
2
SW
9
Energy kJ
392
1
1
4
33
44
421
640
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
25
25
25
25
4
63
25
0
0
2
2
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
63
0
116
416
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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