Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 5AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (07 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (07 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9952
7325
7325
7002
6278
5991
5808
5259
5142
4783
4258
3405
3563
3507
3677
3527
3174
2843
2496
2145
1830
1638
1422
1058
Wind (km/h)
35
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
S
0
SSW
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:09AM1.57m
6:53PM1.49m
6:54AM1.45m
7:54PM1.42m
8:05AM1.34m
9:19PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.70m
12:22PM0.60m
00:42AM0.81m
1:11PM0.71m
1:57AM0.89m
2:29PM0.79m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:45
5:44
5:43
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
17
17
18
9
10
11
12
13
13
13
14
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
13
13
13
13
16
17
14
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2
SE
12
Energy kJ
8354
7325
7325
7002
6278
5991
5808
5259
5142
4783
4258
3405
3563
3507
3677
3527
3174
2843
2496
2145
1830
1638
1422
1058
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.3
S
10
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
ESE
5
Energy kJ
46
44
27
67
94
85
54
66
173
211
249
318
268
261
255
229
223
223
223
220
217
214
183
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SE
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
31
27
26
36
14
38
73
142
214
126
295
268
127
49
20
8
8
170
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SE
13
1.3
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
Energy kJ
9952
262
262
27
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
255
255
255
276
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
25
0
4
63
25
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
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