Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 4PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 242 | 287 | 273 | 375 | 424 | 529 | 514 | 416 | 299 | 304 | 416 | 385 | 346 | 352 | 379 | 501 | 662 | 745 | 837 | 922 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:02PM2.01m | 6:12AM1.78m | 6:35PM1.87m | 6:44AM1.64m | 7:09PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.26m | 00:03AM0.41m | 12:05PM0.38m | 00:34AM0.54m | 12:34PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 87 | 242 | 287 | 273 | 375 | 424 | 529 | 514 | 416 | 299 | 304 | 416 | 385 | 346 | 352 | 379 | 501 | 662 | 745 | 837 | 922 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 51 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 74 | 27 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | ESE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SW 8 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 9 | E 7 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 22 | — | 21 | 45 | 27 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 63 | 63 |
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