Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.1°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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 23					Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	202	176	176	140	115	92	195	192	406	679	845	765	642	538	514	413	333	328	322	269	254
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	E	E	E	E	SE	ESE	ESE	E	SE	WSW	W	SW	WSW	NW	WSW	N	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross	glassy	cross-on	on
High Tide			2:05PM1.78m				2:16AM1.76m				2:31PM1.93m				2:44AM1.89m				2:58PM2.06m
Low Tide					8:12PM0.53m				8:17AM0.43m				8:39PM0.37m				8:44AM0.31m				9:07PM0.25m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	17	20	18	18	17	18	18	19	19	23	25	25	23	22
Feels °C	20	19	20	20	18	16	15	17	21	17	18	17	20	20	20	20	23	25	25	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	202	176	176	140	115	92	118	149	175	679	845	765	362	362	287	234	164	127	322	269	254
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 10	S 7	E 8	E 8	S 16	SW 10	S 7	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	78	57	56	55	31	45	66	64	406	35	77	—	642	538	514	413	333	328	105	77	77
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	S 16	E 8	—	SW 10	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	S 16	SSW 16
kJ	44	38	36	32	29	27	27	192	49	—	23	—	150	—	—	—	—	8	—	46	86
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	3	—	—	—	—	195	191	—	226	268	303	230	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	63	63	63	44	63	255	255	43	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Kaaimans River Mouth	Gerickes Point			Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3			4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	6	4	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	6

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