Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

17.1°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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 4AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (22 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22								Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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)	4	4	4	1	2	2	4	2	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2018	1828	1867	362	334	274	1621	723	797	1002	1145	1090	944	894	739	610	466	396	326	141	128	108	88	86
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NE	E	ESE	E	E	E	WNW	W	WSW	SE	SE	SE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	1:04AM1.57m				1:20PM1.80m				1:39AM1.73m				1:51PM1.97m					2:11AM1.86m				2:22PM2.11m
Low Tide			7:03AM0.63m				7:36PM0.52m				7:36AM0.49m					8:06PM0.36m				8:08AM0.37m				8:37PM0.24m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	17	16	17	15	15	14	14	15	17	18	17	16	17	17	18	18	20	20	18	17	17
Feels °C	13	14	14	13	12	13	13	13	12	13	15	15	15	14	14	17	15	16	17	18	18	16	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	658	647	625	171	174	166	628	723	797	1002	1145	1090	944	894	739	610	466	396	326	141	128	108	88	86
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 8
kJ	17	17	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	69	71	76	50	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5
kJ	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	—	10	4	11	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	SSE 2	—	—
kJ	2018	1828	1867	362	334	274	1621	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	17	—	—	—	—	5	1	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	2	2	80	116	80	0	0	0	0	0	63	260	303	63	25	0	0	0	0	80	63
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	3	3	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	6	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	9	9	5	5	6	5	5	6	4	5	6	5

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