Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1657 | 1579 | 1247 | 1111 | 943 | 768 | 745 | 690 | 633 | 311 | 217 | 154 | 146 | 844 | 1528 | 1684 | 1781 | 1835 | 1653 | 827 | 737 | 773 | 701 | 589 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:19AM1.76m | 6:43PM1.87m | 7:03AM1.61m | 7:33PM1.70m | 8:05AM1.45m | 8:49PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.39m | 12:11PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.54m | 12:52PM0.59m | 1:42AM0.71m | 1:53PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
1657 | 1579 | 1247 | 1111 | 943 | 768 | 745 | 690 | 633 | 311 | 125 | 154 | 120 | 73 | 175 | 37 | 22 | 144 | 160 | 461 | 251 | 38 | 65 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 9 | ESE 10 |
17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 117 | 217 | 151 | 146 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 160 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 70 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | S 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 41 | 33 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 70 | 117 | 92 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 51 | 844 | 1528 | 1684 | 1781 | 1835 | 1653 | 827 | 737 | 773 | 701 | 589 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 63 | 409 | 447 | 1593 | 1458 | 1592 | 921 | 1622 | 3551 | 2389 | 340 | 63 |
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