Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

15.9°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 (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 5AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (19 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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)	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 6	E 7	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	371	446	283	240	215	187	417	756	996	943	682	561	486	357	299	241	190	184	154	149	114	193	233	653
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NE	SE	SE	SE	ENE	ESE	NNE	NE	ENE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ESE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	on	cross	cross	cross	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				8:21AM1.26m				9:07PM1.26m					12:02PM1.27m				00:17AM1.31m				1:08PM1.44m
Low Tide	1:41AM0.92m					2:04PM1.05m				4:50AM0.99m					6:19PM1.02m				6:39AM0.86m				7:13PM0.86m


	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	17	18	16	15	15	15	15	16	19	19	18	16	16	16	16	16	19	19	19	17	17
Feels °C	12	13	13	15	16	14	14	15	15	15	16	18	17	16	15	16	16	16	16	18	17	17	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7
kJ	247	268	283	240	215	187	192	756	996	943	682	561	486	357	299	241	190	184	154	149	114	114	94	375
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	321	257	196	190	184	137	417	163	140	144	144	119	119	87	94	64	64	48	49	—	48	78	74	242
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	—	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	—	SSW 15
kJ	31	—	85	84	76	167	334	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	6	9	9	11	—	—	—	—	167
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	—	ESE 8	ESE 5	E 6	E 7	E 8
kJ	371	446	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	94	75	193	233	653
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	25	0	4	63	63	43	4	0	0	0	0	63	63	63	43	7	7	25	43	255	255	63	63	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3			3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	8	8	5	4	5	4	5	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	4	6	6	9

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