Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 983 | 956 | 778 | 623 | 668 | 1055 | 1034 | 859 | 1626 | 865 | 1268 | 816 | 649 | 638 | 638 | 635 | 625 | 614 | 520 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.71m | 2:43AM1.75m | 3:06PM1.84m | 3:12AM1.86m | 3:31PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.57m | 8:50AM0.41m | 9:07PM0.45m | 9:16AM0.31m | 9:34PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 983 | 956 | 778 | 623 | 668 | 1055 | 1034 | 511 | 1626 | 690 | 744 | 502 | 414 | 328 | 336 | 338 | 625 | 614 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 97 | 258 | 422 | 69 | 432 | 859 | 321 | 402 | 584 | 657 | 649 | 638 | 638 | 635 | 293 | 256 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 11 | SSE 6 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 202 | 32 | 273 | — | 212 | 246 | 127 | 47 | 45 | 55 | 56 | 243 | 247 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 74 | 117 | 62 | 247 | 666 | 865 | 1268 | 816 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 43 | 63 | 300 | 255 | 63 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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