Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.5° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 16					Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 13	S 10	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	969	838	690	536	451	504	517	500	475	359	305	281	194	148	268	260	383	246	198	240	198
Wind (km/h)	W	SSW	SSW	SW	W	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	SW	SSE	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	WNW	SW	SSE	SE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide				5:18PM2.05m				5:32AM1.92m				5:59PM2.02m				6:12AM1.82m				6:40PM1.93m
Low Tide	10:58AM0.17m					11:24PM0.31m				11:35AM0.22m				00:05AM0.38m				12:11PM0.31m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	16	14	14	14	14	14	16	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	17	16	16
Feels °C	16	18	15	14	14	14	14	14	17	18	16	16	16	16	15	15	18	19	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 13	S 10	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11
kJ	969	838	690	536	451	504	517	500	475	359	305	281	194	148	268	260	383	246	198	240	198
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	S 13	SW 10	E 10	E 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9
kJ	51	33	35	58	59	59	58	38	37	35	34	33	60	125	79	33	33	77	101	81	65
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 11	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 15	SSW 15	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	16	37	33	33	33	42	22	32	78	101	108
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	7	9	9	7	6	6	6

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