Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.8°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 3AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon night).
	Sat 12			Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	3	3	2	2	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1518	1649	1656	1411	1358	1159	1628	1032	982	1026	1150	1175	1055	983	892	804	720	650	573
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	NE	NNE	N	W	SSW	SSE	SSE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on
High Tide	4:24PM2.19m				4:38AM2.01m				4:54PM2.13m					5:07AM1.93m				5:23PM2.03m
Low Tide			10:30PM0.21m				10:33AM0.20m				10:56PM0.28m				10:59AM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—
mm	—	1	1	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1
Temp °C	17	16	15	15	16	17	18	19	18	17	19	20	21	19	18	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	15	11	9	12	13	15	16	19	17	17	19	20	19	18	17	16	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	1518	1649	1656	1411	1358	975	1159	1032	982	1026	1150	1175	1055	983	892	804	720	650	573
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SE 13	—	S 9	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	8	7	—	6	—	—	822	706	585	439	352	342	269	189	181	172	127	199	137
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	WSW 7
kJ	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	273	90
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	403	834	1259	1197	1107	1159	1628	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	43	120	302	63	63	63	63	63	63	25	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	7	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	4		5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Frigates Fiji	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Noises Australia	Restaurants Fiji	Frigates Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8

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