Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

18.9°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 (11 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 6AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (11 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 11								Thursday 12								Friday 13								Sat 14
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 15	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	71	71	69	58	283	908	784	668	529	390	353	203	139	137	137	82	170	130	128	116	111	107	173	543	769	734
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	NNE	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:19AM1.87m				4:25PM1.94m				4:49AM1.81m				4:53PM1.85m					5:21AM1.74m				5:22PM1.75m
Low Tide				10:06AM0.47m				10:29PM0.39m				10:36AM0.55m				10:58PM0.46m					11:08AM0.65m				11:30PM0.55m


	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	7:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	23	25	22	20	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	17	17	17	16	17	18	18	18	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	18	18	20	22	19	17	18	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	17	17	15	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 6	S 6	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	71	71	69	51	51	36	784	668	529	390	353	203	139	137	44	41	170	130	128	116	111	107	117	543	769	734
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 14	S 9	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 11	E 11	S 6	E 11	E 11	SW 12	SW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	49	44	54	58	140	2	36	37	38	57	58	38	58	82	137	82	52	49	48	48	47	86	173	28	27	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	S 10	SSW 15	SW 15	S 9	S 9	—	—	—	—	S 21	E 11	S 21	S 20	E 10	E 10	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 13	SSW 13	E 10	E 10	—	—	—
kJ	19	17	23	57	2	2	—	—	—	—	9	58	9	8	80	54	7	7	6	3	34	45	28	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 3	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	—	—	283	908	—	—	—	—	—	—	54	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	327	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	63	63	63	22	0	0	0	0	80	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1		3	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	8	5	4	4	4	4	4

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