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Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 12 Feb 2026 SAST
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Ding Dangs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is
24.1° C
 (Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 5AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (12 Feb)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (12 Feb)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.5
S
1.7
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)5167101010141313131312121216151515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37134295710740710175916821487115612079138207381644179814991659519128552940269425842166
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
1.27
12:54PM
1.41
1:51AM
1.42
1:49PM
1.54
2:26AM
1.58
2:26PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
1.01
7:27PM
0.82
7:40AM
0.88
8:07PM
0.67
8:19AM
0.73
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise---6:01-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset------7:28-------7:27-------7:24-
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
1241----11-111111323-1--
Temp. °C212120191919191919192020211919191819171818181919
Feels °C (?)221918171717171718182020221816161415131414141616
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