Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.5° C

Ding Dangs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Evening (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	S 13	SSW 10	S 12	S 11	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	504	517	500	414	359	305	281	198	125	163	177	327	255	266	205	160	149	227	275	184	140	580	774	948
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	SSW	SE	NE	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	SW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:32AM1.92m				5:59PM2.02m				6:12AM1.82m				6:40PM1.93m				6:51AM1.69m				7:22PM1.82m
Low Tide	11:24PM0.31m				11:35AM0.22m				00:05AM0.38m				12:11PM0.31m				00:46AM0.48m				12:48PM0.42m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	17	16	15	15	15	15	18	20	16	15	15
Feels °C	14	13	14	18	17	16	16	16	15	14	15	17	17	16	17	15	15	15	13	16	16	12	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	S 13	SSW 10	S 12	S 11	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	504	517	500	414	359	305	281	198	117	163	177	327	255	266	205	160	149	227	275	184	140	249	774	948
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	S 9	SW 10	S 8	E 10	SW 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	59	58	38	37	35	33	33	60	56	77	41	33	29	166	134	97	62	187	149	96	94	117	108	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	E 10	S 13	S 7	E 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	16	37	33	125	39	33	22	68	78	102	104	104	17	17	17	17	79	19	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 6	SW 8	SW 9	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	123	580	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	2	3
Distance (km)	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	117	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	6

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