Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (26 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 26							Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	4	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	S 18	SSW 17	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	598	517	392	324	697	569	499	476	447	1239	1393	2344	3002	1954	3940	1571	1307	1288	1254	1220	1187	1047	904
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NNW	W	W	WSW	WNW	W	SW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					2:24PM1.52m				2:25AM1.64m				2:59PM1.64m				3:00AM1.73m				3:30PM1.75m
Low Tide			8:06AM0.62m				8:14PM0.71m				8:40AM0.51m				8:51PM0.62m				9:11AM0.41m				9:23PM0.53m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	20	23	22	21	16	14	14	14	15	16	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	13	13	17	21	20	19	13	11	12	12	13	14	10	10	9	9	9	11	11	10	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	S 18	SSW 17	S 16	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	598	517	392	324	697	569	499	476	447	1239	1393	2344	3002	1954	3940	463	522	1288	1254	1220	1187	1047	904
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 16	S 16	SSW 5	S 6	ESE 9	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 15	—	S 7	S 7	—	S 12	SE 7
kJ	130	254	333	228	25	24	24	137	334	20	22	8	—	—	—	1571	1307	—	134	127	—	3	135
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 4	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12
kJ	39	38	38	25	25	1	18	17	8	8	192	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 4	SSW 5	—	—	S 7	SSE 8	—	—	—	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	33	—	—	302	461	—	—	—	329	313	284	284	286	102
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	25	25	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	43	251	407	336	63	63	63	63	63	63	43
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5				5	5	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	5	5

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