Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 5PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 388 | 336 | 336 | 301 | 294 | 257 | 803 | 2373 | 798 | 973 | 1233 | 1677 | 1608 | 1608 | 1507 | 1450 | 1472 | 1042 | 1327 | 1828 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.55m | 00:34AM1.55m | 1:02PM1.75m | 1:27AM1.70m | 1:45PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.74m | 6:53AM0.66m | 7:30PM0.55m | 7:36AM0.51m | 8:07PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 443 | 388 | 336 | 336 | 301 | 294 | 248 | 211 | 177 | 798 | 973 | 415 | 1677 | 1608 | 1608 | 1507 | 1450 | 1472 | 1042 | 1327 | 1828 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 321 | 312 | 249 | 241 | 288 | 280 | 257 | 264 | — | 181 | 193 | 843 | 196 | 157 | 123 | 88 | 64 | 90 | 74 | 57 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 32 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 803 | 2373 | 380 | 493 | 1233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | 77 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 430 | 572 | 696 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 344 | 303 | 63 | 25 |
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