Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 1AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 281 | 198 | 183 | 163 | 260 | 273 | 259 | 248 | 198 | 195 | 184 | 150 | 212 | 209 | 129 | 427 | 1631 | 766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:59PM2.02m | 6:12AM1.82m | 6:40PM1.93m | 6:51AM1.69m | 7:22PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.38m | 12:11PM0.31m | 00:46AM0.48m | 12:48PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 305 | 281 | 198 | 183 | 163 | 260 | 273 | 259 | 248 | 198 | 195 | 184 | 150 | 212 | 209 | 99 | 85 | 524 | 766 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SW 10 | E 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 60 | 125 | 77 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 103 | 99 | 79 | 58 | 138 | 112 | 106 | 94 | 50 | 108 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 78 | 101 | 106 | 108 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 50 | 53 | 33 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | 427 | 1631 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
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