Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 7PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 24 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 275 | 1468 | 1604 | 1742 | 1835 | 2093 | 1839 | 989 | 1255 | 787 | 857 | 754 | 653 | 546 | 415 | 279 | 249 | 282 | 342 | 435 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.70m | 8:05AM1.45m | 8:49PM1.52m | 9:53AM1.35m | 10:53PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.59m | 1:42AM0.71m | 1:53PM0.78m | 3:26AM0.85m | 4:17PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 154 | 146 | 248 | 52 | 37 | 23 | 180 | 1005 | 586 | 4 | 263 | 37 | 60 | 55 | 546 | 337 | 229 | 208 | 200 | 163 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | S 13 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 24 |
| kJ | 151 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 64 | 41 | 84 | 82 | 110 | 45 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 435 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 28 | S 26 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 41 | 103 | 36 | 86 | 55 | 66 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 275 | 1468 | 1604 | 1742 | 1835 | 2093 | 1839 | 989 | 1255 | 787 | 857 | 754 | 653 | 526 | 415 | 279 | 249 | 282 | 342 | 338 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 116 | 603 | 672 | 1593 | 1198 | 1311 | 1458 | 1596 | 3552 | 446 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 25 | 43 | 63 | 340 | 336 | 63 | 63 |
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