Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

17.3°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (19 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 19								Tuesday 20								Wednesday 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)	1	3	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	3	3	3	2	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	669	1866	626	616	536	500	399	336	192	256	230	147	193	230	302	414	710	843	1100	1028	2667	730	2010	2089
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	NW	NNW	N	N	SE	SE	SE	SW	N	NW	NW	NW	SW	SW	SW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide				10:28AM1.33m					11:01PM1.29m				12:04PM1.47m				00:22AM1.42m				12:47PM1.63m
Low Tide		3:05AM0.96m					5:17PM1.04m				5:28AM0.90m				6:26PM0.87m				6:25AM0.77m				7:04PM0.70m


	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	14	17	18	15	15	15	15	17	19	20	18	19	17	16
Feels °C	10	9	8	11	11	12	14	13	12	12	13	15	15	12	11	13	13	14	16	16	14	17	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 7
kJ	669	688	626	616	113	85	399	336	192	256	230	147	193	230	302	414	710	843	1100	1028	822	730	669	134
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12
kJ	17	39	55	78	137	92	63	32	64	17	10	43	5	13	21	12	20	12	21	38	48	32	32	330
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 8	—	—	E 9	—	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	10	4	—	—	—	5	12	11	—	—	2	—	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 12	WSW 5	WSW 5	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	—	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	—	1866	52	77	536	500	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2667	—	2010	2089
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	7	2	4	4
Distance (km)	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	63	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	80	0	0	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	5	7	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	7	4	8	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	5	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	5	6	9	9	8	8	9	9

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