Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

15.5°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 (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 11AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (08 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 8							Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 14	SW 14	E 9	E 9	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	307	311	270	225	190	194	162	162	132	101	99	91	60	61	85	120	176	684	798	721	568	476	373
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	SSE	N	NNW	NW	WNW	SSW	SW	W	W	W	WSW	W	S	SSE	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off
High Tide					2:05PM1.85m				2:24AM1.87m				2:44PM2.03m				3:02AM1.98m				3:19PM2.14m
Low Tide		7:57AM0.48m					8:22PM0.42m				8:34AM0.34m				8:59PM0.29m				9:07AM0.24m				9:32PM0.21m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	26	29	25	21	21	21	22	23	28	26	20	18	17	16	15	15	18	18	16	15	15
Feels °C	23	23	25	29	25	21	22	22	22	23	28	25	19	18	16	16	15	15	18	17	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	307	311	270	225	190	194	162	162	132	101	79	82	60	59	60	60	136	684	798	721	568	476	373
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	S 10	S 10	SSW 12	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SW 14	S 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	210	127	127	121	96	67	68	41	57	41	99	38	44	61	85	120	59	41	45	35	35	33	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SW 12	SSW 12	SSE 10	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 15	SW 15	S 9	SW 14	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 3	SSW 18	S 4	S 4	SSE 9	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	117	72	94	77	49	59	46	30	57	54	42	91	31	16	16	2	176	3	3	8	3	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	SW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	—	—	S 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	3	4	3	—	—	3	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	25	25	63	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	5	9	9	8	9

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