Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 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 (12 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12			Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	ESE 7	SSW 11	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	233	229	268	194	200	193	186	186	186	161	151	202	275	288	288	245	251	254	260	254	220	169	138	270
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNW	SE	ESE	NE	N	W	WNW	W	W	SSW	S	N	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	WSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:15PM1.72m				2:32AM1.93m				3:06PM1.86m				3:22AM1.99m				3:52PM1.97m				4:07AM2.01m
Low Tide			8:17PM0.45m				8:54AM0.28m				9:10PM0.35m				9:38AM0.21m				9:57PM0.29m				10:19AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—
	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	19	17	16	17	17	16	16	18	18	16	15	15	14	15	15	17	19
Feels °C	13	13	14	14	14	13	16	17	16	15	16	16	14	14	17	15	15	15	15	13	14	14	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	233	229	227	194	200	193	186	186	186	161	151	202	275	288	288	245	251	254	260	254	220	169	138	138
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	S 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSE 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 11
kJ	10	5	164	161	150	167	164	161	78	72	51	96	52	50	28	41	40	25	24	14	10	11	18	130
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	SSW 16	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 15	SW 15	S 15	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 4	SW 4	SW 5	S 8	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18
kJ	10	25	33	32	32	8	8	4	50	51	50	50	42	42	32	22	16	2	5	6	12	60	123	270
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	—	SW 5	SW 5	WSW 5	WSW 6	—	—
kJ	183	198	268	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	17	24	34	55	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	63	43	25	25	0	4	0	63	62	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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