Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
S
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
S
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
SW
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
244
240
235
235
292
240
214
146
100
192
200
171
212
199
190
187
184
137
127
121
139
116
139
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
5
ESE
5
WNW
0
SE
5
N
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:03PM1.83m
4:11AM1.94m
4:32PM1.80m
4:38AM1.87m
5:02PM1.74m
5:05AM1.79m
Low Tide
9:52PM0.36m
10:16AM0.30m
10:20PM0.41m
10:43AM0.34m
10:49PM0.49m
11:13AM0.41m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:49
5:47
5:46
5:46
1
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
18
18
18
17
18
22
25
23
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
16
17
20
18
18
18
16
17
21
25
22
19
20
19
18
16
14
13
15
15
14
13
12
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SW
14
0.7
S
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
SW
12
Energy kJ
273
244
240
235
235
292
240
214
131
96
96
200
171
208
199
190
187
184
137
127
121
121
116
139
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
10
0.6
SW
10
0.8
S
13
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
199
202
198
160
69
68
67
119
82
64
192
71
80
212
166
61
168
58
73
90
76
139
114
86
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
SW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
SW
10
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
70
42
42
42
36
36
17
28
146
100
64
129
71
9
10
3
6
61
61
43
23
4
5
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
1.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
10
Energy kJ
1
2
3
661
21
130
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
22
25
43
43
25
63
0
63
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
4
4
3
3
4
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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