Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.8° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 2AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 13	S 13	S 10	S 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	469	627	1327	1319	1301	1159	969	838	643	536	451	476	589	595	475	359	305	281	202	125	264	260	225	215
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	WSW	WSW	NNW	NNW	W	SSW	SSW	WNW	WSW	NW	W	N	E	SE	E	NE	SSE	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	4:36PM2.04m				4:50AM1.99m					5:18PM2.05m				5:32AM1.92m				5:59PM2.02m				6:12AM1.82m
Low Tide			10:42PM0.28m				10:58AM0.17m					11:24PM0.31m				11:35AM0.22m				00:05AM0.38m				12:11PM0.31m


	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—
	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	18	16	15	15	14	14	15	16	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	19
Feels °C	13	15	15	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	14	14	15	16	18	15	16	17	16	15	15	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	S 13	S 10	S 12	SSW 11
kJ	469	627	1327	1319	1301	1159	969	838	643	536	451	476	589	595	475	359	305	281	202	79	264	260	225	215
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SW 11	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	S 8	SW 10	E 10	SW 9	S 12
kJ	108	229	61	63	47	49	50	51	53	58	59	59	58	58	57	37	33	33	60	41	79	33	55	132
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	E 9	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	—	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	E 10	S 13	E 10	SSE 15	E 10	E 10
kJ	70	83	4	3	3	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	37	32	125	32	42	32	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	129	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	23	63	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	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	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga 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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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