Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.1°C

Ding Dangs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 2PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Evening (07 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7							Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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	3	2	1	0	0	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1460	1361	1309	1382	1453	1309	1642	2061	2186	2102	1850	1452	1275	1130	930	1083	1247	1240	1061	1045	918	637	540
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SSW	S	SW	NW	SW	N	N	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide				1:45PM1.92m					2:06AM1.84m				2:21PM2.06m				2:41AM1.93m				2:54PM2.15m
Low Tide		7:36AM0.51m					8:07PM0.40m				8:11AM0.39m				8:39PM0.30m				8:41AM0.31m				9:08PM0.24m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	19	18	16	14	13	13	12	15	19	19	17	15	15
Feels °C	10	12	11	11	10	11	13	12	11	14	16	14	14	14	12	13	11	14	17	16	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1460	1361	1309	1382	1453	1309	1642	2061	2186	2102	1850	1452	1275	1130	930	1083	1247	1240	1061	1045	918	637	540
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 7	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9
kJ	125	90	90	92	94	92	66	98	173	218	59	54	57	51	38	125	50	94	94	68	67	64	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 4	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	94	19	167	100	100	73	73	71	50	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	SSE 7	E 4	—	—	—	—	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	77	7	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	5	5	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	5	2	2	2
Distance (km)	2	0	117	251	349	63	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	80	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4			5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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