Ding Dangs Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 17.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 May)	-	-
Afternoon (16 May)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (16 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).
	Sat 16			Sunday 17								Monday 18								Tue 19
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 14	S 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	628	472	472	478	300	289	235	235	144	141	141	171	193	198	258	314	339	325	229	339	382	545	706	513
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NNE	NW	NW	NW	SW	SSW	SSW	W	WNW	W	WNW	NW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:21PM1.94m				3:36AM2.16m				4:05PM1.96m				4:19AM2.11m				4:49PM1.94m					5:04AM2.00m
Low Tide			9:18PM0.22m				9:51AM0.11m				10:00PM0.23m				10:32AM0.15m				10:44PM0.30m					11:15AM0.24m


	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—
	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	2	2
Temp °C	18	17	18	18	18	18	20	20	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	17	17	18
Feels °C	17	16	17	17	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	18	15	15	15	14	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 8	SW 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	628	472	472	478	300	289	235	235	144	141	141	171	193	198	258	314	339	325	229	339	122	545	545	513
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	SSE 13	S 10	S 10	S 13	S 12	S 6	SSE 12	SW 13	SSE 11	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 14
kJ	141	151	168	109	28	30	31	39	35	47	44	45	131	69	106	161	104	38	46	175	25	101	114	65
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 15	—	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 14	S 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 6	SSE 13	E 6	ESE 6	S 6	S 12	SE 16	SSE 11	SSE 16	SSE 15	SE 15	SSE 14
kJ	82	21	—	114	109	108	106	60	93	93	130	167	32	95	20	23	20	72	11	25	24	44	54	75
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 3	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	ESE 5	SSE 6	ESE 6	SSE 8	E 6	SE 8	E 6
kJ	—	4	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	37	170	113	382	96	706	19
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	63	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	63	63	63	63	43	43	63	63
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	4	4	4	6	9	9	7	4	4	5	7	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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