Ding Dangs Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.5° 

Ding Dangs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 6PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
669
837
1042
1093
1026
894
867
751
699
688
608
618
757
1592
2530
2247
1778
1430
1103
853
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
NNW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
0
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:09PM1.71m
7:17AM1.49m
7:46PM1.55m
8:00AM1.34m
8:40PM1.40m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.51m
1:07AM0.68m
1:07PM0.67m
1:49AM0.82m
1:48PM0.84m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
16
17
15
14
13
14
14
13
15
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
14
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
15
14
12
12
11
12
12
11
14
13
12
12
12
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