Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 8PM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (27 May)6ft (1.8m)19s
Evening (27 May)6.5ft (2.0m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
19
2
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1463
2218
2630
2460
2146
1843
1862
2303
2895
2859
3197
3118
2787
2355
1716
1546
1337
1319
1114
1083
915
733
711
615
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
0
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
W
0
E
10
SE
5
SSE
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:31PM1.54m
1:43AM1.79m
2:09PM1.61m
2:18AM1.83m
2:43PM1.67m
2:51AM1.85m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.57m
8:04AM0.48m
7:59PM0.53m
8:33AM0.42m
8:31PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
19
19
17
17
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
14
15
15
15
17
15
14
15
17
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
19
2
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1463
2218
2630
2460
2146
1843
1862
2303
2895
2859
3197
3118
2787
2355
1716
1546
1337
1319
1114
1083
915
733
711
615
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.9
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
14
6
12
12
12
11
85
140
164
125
102
85
80
94
94
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
Energy kJ
87
126
134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
63
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
63
63
25
25
25
25
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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