
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 12PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1206 | 1364 | 1551 | 1830 | 2281 | 2336 | 1761 | 1559 | 1435 | 1159 | 1014 | 942 | 1412 | 1873 | 2005 | 1772 | 1283 | 1077 | 1170 | 1344 | 347 | 496 | 2071 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:01AM1.36m | 10:51PM1.56m | 11:53AM1.40m | 00:29AM1.62m | 1:17PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.77m | 4:04PM0.79m | 5:48AM0.74m | 6:06PM0.76m | 7:10AM0.61m | 7:28PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
1206 | 1364 | 1551 | 1830 | 2281 | 2336 | 1761 | 1559 | 1435 | 1159 | 1014 | 942 | 1412 | 1873 | 2005 | 1772 | 1283 | 1077 | 24 | 22 | 347 | 496 | 1290 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
47 | 47 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 26 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 36 | 37 | — | 9 | 12 | 11 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 |
— | — | — | 8 | — | 28 | 56 | — | — | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1170 | 1344 | 278 | 303 | 2071 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 25 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 1596 | 3551 | 0 | 0 |
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