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Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
190 | 158 | 135 | 132 | 101 | 68 | 49 | 50 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 341 | 367 | 344 | 535 | 1834 | 1486 | 1060 | 1666 | 1211 | 2644 | 1493 | 1643 | 2143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.37m | 00:06AM1.59m | 12:40PM1.48m | 1:01AM1.73m | 1:27PM1.59m | 1:42AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.74m | 6:48AM0.65m | 6:49PM0.63m | 7:32AM0.52m | 7:30PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 190 | 158 | 135 | 132 | 101 | 68 | 49 | 50 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 51 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 646 | 831 | 33 | 1107 | 1211 | 1400 | 1493 | 1643 | 2143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 87 | 61 | 61 | 10 | 38 | 54 | 37 | 37 | 48 | 46 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 45 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 28 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | SW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | WNW 3 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 341 | 367 | 344 | 535 | 1834 | 1486 | 1060 | 1666 | 964 | 2644 | — | 4 | 504 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 7 | 603 | 419 | 901 | 340 | 349 | 1311 | 349 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
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