Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

18.1°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8	SSW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	65	82	64	50	48	132	379	692	770	848	784	693	568	561	469	368	304	249	206	190	187	173	187	149
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	SW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	WSW	WSW	SW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide		4:31AM2.02m				4:45PM2.15m					5:12AM1.94m				5:28PM2.00m				5:58AM1.82m				6:15PM1.81m
Low Tide				10:25AM0.29m				10:55PM0.26m					11:04AM0.40m				11:35PM0.39m				11:49AM0.56m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	19	19	18	16	16	16	16	19	21	21	20	18	18	17	17	19	20	21	20	18	19
Feels °C	17	16	18	18	18	16	15	15	15	15	19	20	20	19	19	20	18	18	21	20	21	21	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	65	82	64	49	48	54	379	692	770	848	784	693	568	561	469	368	203	198	180	138	149	173	122	103
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	E 7	E 7	SE 7	SE 8	SSW 20	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	SSW 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12
kJ	33	45	45	50	45	132	68	88	78	78	64	101	14	168	171	188	304	249	206	190	187	149	187	149
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 8	SE 10	SW 7	SE 11	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	S 16	S 6	—	S 6	SSW 15	E 8	E 7
kJ	13	13	33	30	27	27	55	47	40	25	24	11	30	8	12	—	—	21	7	—	3	86	44	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	53	35	—	—	—	—	—	112	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	117	63	63	63	25	25	25	63	63	63	0	0	0	0	0	117	63	63	25	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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