Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

15.6°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 (04 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Evening (04 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 4								Monday 5								Tuesday 6
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	2	1	3	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	123	102	298	229	452	620	569	537	534	428	404	363	371	320	241	250	284	208	1109	469	708	879	957	1933
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNW	SW	WSW	WNW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:05AM1.41m					11:01PM1.42m				12:00PM1.55m				00:34AM1.55m				1:02PM1.75m
Low Tide		3:28AM0.88m					5:05PM0.91m				5:49AM0.81m				6:39PM0.74m				6:53AM0.66m				7:30PM0.55m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	19	20	19	18	19	20	21	23	28	29	20	18	18	17	16	15	14	14	15	14	14
Feels °C	13	12	14	17	16	16	18	20	20	20	22	27	27	17	17	18	15	12	10	9	9	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 16
kJ	75	102	149	113	158	226	569	419	398	428	404	363	371	320	234	190	180	162	169	135	235	386	370	1933
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	—	WSW 12	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	—	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	ESE 9
kJ	81	78	72	—	14	—	373	465	534	415	396	321	257	249	241	250	284	208	—	469	708	879	957	115
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	—	—	—	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—
kJ	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	134	—	—	—	15	12	41	—	—	—	—	—	97	138	141	144	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 16	SW 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	123	—	298	229	452	620	—	537	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	4	1109	264	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	43	63	63	63	63	63	43	0	0	25	4	25	2	63	0	0	0	44	80	276	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4		4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	4	4	5	5	8	8	9	9	4	4	4	4	7	9	9

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