Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 11AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1570 | 2577 | 2566 | 2017 | 1452 | 1103 | 920 | 762 | 624 | 539 | 505 | 480 | 387 | 380 | 380 | 373 | 325 | 260 | 596 | 814 | 447 | 169 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.34m | 8:40PM1.40m | 9:29AM1.22m | 10:37PM1.31m | 12:25PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.84m | 3:04AM0.94m | 3:19PM0.99m | 5:51AM0.94m | 6:21PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 |
1570 | 2577 | 2566 | 2017 | 1452 | 1103 | 920 | 762 | 624 | 539 | 505 | 480 | 387 | 380 | 380 | 373 | 325 | 260 | 596 | 578 | 447 | 88 | 508 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 11 | E 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 12 | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 311 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 201 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 169 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 106 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 11 | SW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | — | 1 | 2 | 24 | 814 | 85 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 63 | 255 | 255 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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