Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (31 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 7PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s
Evening (31 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 31							Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	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	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	411	380	351	497	460	288	887	851	608	566	579	651	666	666	651	651	651	559	505	493	408	354	328
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	E	ENE	NE	N	N	N	N	NNW	SE	E	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on
High Tide	4:31AM1.89m				4:54PM1.95m					5:02AM1.89m				5:24PM1.98m				5:33AM1.86m				5:57PM1.97m
Low Tide			10:36AM0.25m				10:55PM0.36m					11:04AM0.25m				11:27PM0.36m				11:34AM0.28m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	18	20	18	18	18	18	18	18	21	23	21	20	20
Feels °C	10	10	12	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	16	18	16	16	16	16	15	15	19	21	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	310	380	351	363	99	288	621	581	608	566	579	651	666	666	651	651	651	559	505	493	408	354	256
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 18	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	ESE 13	ESE 12
kJ	282	219	167	157	12	99	74	73	69	53	34	53	52	136	111	83	129	133	123	118	83	238	328
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	—	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 9	S 9	ESE 13	SSW 13	SSW 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	10	25	39	34	33	33	—	17	8	3	3	7	6	99	111	246
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	411	176	126	497	460	204	887	851	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	2	2	3	3	2	2	4	3	4
Distance (km)	25	25	43	63	63	25	25	25	25	25	25	7	63	25	0	0	4	4	0	0	63	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	8	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5

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