Ding Dangs Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 29 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (30 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (30 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (30 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 29			Saturday 30								Sunday 31								Mon 1
	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)	0	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1114	1083	915	733	711	615	484	389	371	283	278	283	395	402	320	320	273	216	187	114	184	142	174	255
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	SW	S	SE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ENE	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	SE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	2:43PM1.67m				2:51AM1.85m				3:16PM1.71m				3:22AM1.85m				3:48PM1.73m				3:52AM1.84m
Low Tide			8:31PM0.49m				9:01AM0.38m				9:03PM0.48m				9:30AM0.35m				9:34PM0.48m				10:00AM0.34m


	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—
	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	19	16	15	16	16	16	17	20	22	21	21	20	20	19	18	21	22
Feels °C	14	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	15	16	16	15	16	20	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1114	1083	915	733	711	615	484	389	371	283	278	283	395	402	320	320	273	216	187	54	184	142	174	255
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	49	46	53	71	53	41	26	25	17	10	10	29	27	27	28	26	25	36	114	52	51	51	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	—	SSW 14	S 9	S 15	S 15	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	16	—	—	—	7	8	14	—	67	2	38	38	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	—	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	59	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	63	25	25	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth 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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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