Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

17.1°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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 5AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	3	3	1	2	4	3	1	1	4	1	1	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 8	SW 11	SW 8	SW 8	SW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	192	302	230	147	234	270	297	421	636	857	1066	1317	2233	925	772	2558	2251	329	372	1882	274	268	1537	591
Wind (km/h)	W	NNW	NE	ESE	ESE	SE	SW	NE	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	11:01PM1.29m				12:04PM1.47m				00:22AM1.42m				12:47PM1.63m				1:04AM1.57m				1:20PM1.80m
Low Tide			5:28AM0.90m				6:26PM0.87m				6:25AM0.77m				7:04PM0.70m				7:03AM0.63m				7:36PM0.52m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	19	20	19	17	16	16	15	15	16	18	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	12	12	13	15	14	13	12	15	13	14	15	16	14	13	13	13	12	13	13	14	12	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 8	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	192	302	230	147	234	270	297	421	636	857	1066	1317	1043	47	32	706	706	180	174	295	140	121	624	591
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	—	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	54	18	10	49	14	22	22	21	20	12	35	55	50	—	2	27	16	16	17	171	9	10	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	E 3	—	—	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	ESE 9	E 9	—	—	—
kJ	18	—	—	10	—	—	1	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	8	1	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 8	SW 11	SW 8	SW 8	SW 11	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2233	925	772	2558	2251	329	372	1882	274	268	1537	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	1	4	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	63	63	63	0	0	2	2	4	0	117	117	0	0	2	2	2	0	327	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	The Wreck	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef		Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	5	4	5	5	4	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	7	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	6	6

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