Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 7PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 22					Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	4	1	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	525	485	461	735	613	501	405	454	491	1695	509	920	2163	5283	4823	4077	3134	2427	2021	1776	1591
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	NNE	NE	E	E	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide	9:19AM1.31m				10:08PM1.47m				10:52AM1.25m					11:35PM1.44m				12:33PM1.30m
Low Tide			3:10PM0.80m				4:49AM0.87m				4:42PM0.88m					6:22AM0.83m				6:21PM0.87m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	16	17	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	16	14	14	14
Feels °C	13	13	13	13	12	12	10	10	13	13	8	10	11	11	12	12	12	14	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	525	485	461	735	613	501	405	454	491	518	509	920	2163	5283	4823	4077	3134	2427	2021	1776	1591
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	S 20	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	149	105	105	105	75	145	136	129	96	116	94	618	1012	68	67	53	34	33	32	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 15	S 14	SE 14	ESE 13	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 8	SE 7	S 23	S 21	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	69	148	47	65	26	21	14	9	10	81	94	68	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1695	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	2	0	80	0	0	0	0	0	25	63	63	25	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	6	8	8	7	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	7	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	9	5	6	5	5

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