
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 4AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1356 | 1191 | 996 | 874 | 731 | 536 | 458 | 351 | 346 | 325 | 255 | 282 | 330 | 325 | 378 | 814 | 546 | 787 | 638 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.74m | 6:06AM1.59m | 6:09PM1.58m | 6:46AM1.46m | 6:46PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.59m | 11:53AM0.74m | 00:19AM0.72m | 12:30PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1356 | 1191 | 996 | 874 | 731 | 536 | 458 | 351 | 346 | 325 | 255 | 282 | 330 | 325 | 378 | 814 | 546 | 787 | 638 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
50 | 51 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 77 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 116 | 0 | 43 |
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