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Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ding Dangs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 3AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | |
146 | 100 | 142 | 200 | 200 | 224 | 246 | 190 | 242 | 184 | 137 | 127 | 121 | 141 | 139 | 147 | 437 | 993 | 1193 | 1169 | 1870 | 2432 | 4960 | 4892 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:32PM1.80m | 4:38AM1.87m | 5:02PM1.74m | 5:05AM1.79m | 5:33PM1.66m | 5:34AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.41m | 10:43AM0.34m | 10:49PM0.49m | 11:13AM0.41m | 11:20PM0.59m | 11:45AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 131 | 96 | 96 | 200 | 200 | 215 | 199 | 190 | 242 | 184 | 137 | 127 | 52 | 141 | 139 | 147 | 437 | 993 | 1193 | 1169 | 1265 | 65 | 78 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 82 | 64 | 142 | 71 | 170 | 224 | 10 | 47 | 187 | 166 | 76 | 52 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 85 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 67 | 102 | 22 | 54 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 10 | SSE 10 | E 4 | SW 13 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 146 | 100 | 74 | 129 | 71 | 19 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 43 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 31 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | SW 13 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 246 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1870 | 2432 | 4960 | 4892 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 62 | 43 | 302 | 324 | 407 |
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