Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

15.4°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 (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 7AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 14	SW 13	SW 16	SW 8	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	534	415	414	443	388	546	380	329	294	253	367	469	742	848	945	980	1832	1743	1804	955	967	1042	1162	1488
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NE	N	SE	WSW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SW	WSW	SW	N	NE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide	11:01PM1.42m				12:00PM1.55m				00:34AM1.55m				1:02PM1.75m				1:27AM1.70m				1:45PM1.92m
Low Tide			5:49AM0.81m				6:39PM0.74m				6:53AM0.66m				7:30PM0.55m				7:36AM0.51m					8:07PM0.40m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	22	27	28	24	20	18	19	16	16	14	17	15	14	14	13	13	14	16	15	15	14	13
Feels °C	20	19	21	26	27	23	19	17	19	14	12	6	8	7	9	11	11	12	12	12	10	10	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	376	394	414	443	388	249	380	329	294	248	206	211	742	848	945	980	1832	1743	1804	955	967	1042	1162	1488
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 16	SSW 16	ESE 9	E 10	ESE 10	SSW 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	534	415	396	321	257	546	241	288	280	253	367	469	181	184	160	320	128	92	67	220	195	186	122	71
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 19	SSW 18	SW 17	—	—	—	—	SW 16	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	—	—	—	15	32	100	—	—	—	—	264	—	—	—	—	163	—	—	—	67	68	94	70	70
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 5	SW 8	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	380	—	1	2	4	18	427	429	646	407	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	27
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	6	3	3	3	3	3	5	3	4	5	1
Distance (km)	0	4	4	25	4	63	0	0	0	0	44	551	672	349	300	0	0	0	0	63	327	303	63	25
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3					4	5	6	5	5			5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	6	4	4	7	6	5	5	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	9	8	6	6

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