Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	20s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 12	S 20	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	469	512	483	1214	872	618	2163	5634	5133	4645	2976	2169	1902	1559	1393	1154	961	790	905	878	865	800	688
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	W	WNW	W	NNW	NE	ESE	E	NE	NNW	WNW	WNW	NNE	E	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide			10:52AM1.25m					11:35PM1.44m				12:33PM1.30m				00:51AM1.48m				1:39PM1.40m
Low Tide	4:49AM0.87m				4:42PM0.88m					6:22AM0.83m				6:21PM0.87m				7:24AM0.74m				7:28PM0.80m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	17	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	14	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	15	17	15	15	15
Feels °C	11	10	13	10	8	9	12	11	12	12	12	15	13	13	14	13	12	12	14	15	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	ESE 12	SSW 12	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	469	512	483	671	94	473	2163	5634	5133	4645	2976	2169	1902	1559	1393	1154	961	790	905	878	865	800	688
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 21	S 20	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10
kJ	138	129	96	96	81	618	1012	68	67	53	120	120	75	60	42	47	58	33	33	71	77	79	111
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	—	SSE 8	S 23	—	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	—	—	SE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	SE 9	SE 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	21	—	6	10	—	69	69	55	—	—	34	50	32	31	30	—	—	22	23	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 4	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	1214	872	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	12
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	6	4	5	5	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	80	0	0	0	0	0	25	4	63	25	0	0	0	0	4	63	63	43	25
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	7	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	5	7	6	5

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