Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.7°C

Ding Dangs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 10AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Evening (14 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1365	1237	1032	942	898	720	641	562	482	501	443	452	407	356	334	322	816	449	1087	431	352	328	313	342
Wind (km/h)	NE	WNW	NW	ENE	SSE	SSW	ESE	NE	N	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	SE	ESE	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:07AM1.93m				5:23PM2.03m				5:35AM1.83m				5:51PM1.89m				6:02AM1.70m				6:18PM1.73m
Low Tide				10:59AM0.28m					11:23PM0.37m				11:25AM0.39m				11:49PM0.49m				11:52AM0.53m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	1	1	1	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	21	19	20	17	16	16	15	16	17	17	21	23	21	17	17	15	13	13	14	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	20	20	19	21	15	16	16	13	15	15	16	19	22	20	17	17	11	9	9	10	11	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	1365	1237	1032	942	898	720	641	562	482	501	443	452	407	356	291	242	194	339	1087	269	117	150	126	126
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 9	E 11	E 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	342	269	189	181	133	127	140	137	90	88	47	47	47	270	334	322	2	146	110	431	352	328	313	342
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 8	WSW 7	SSW 10	SSW 16	SSW 19	S 10	S 9	SW 10	S 12	—	S 11	E 10	SW 9	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	96	36	69	48	20	51	118	7	7	106	3	—	2	108	83	75	74	52
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SSW 12	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	816	449	124	—	—	—	—	128
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	2	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	3	2	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	0	0	2	25	119	0	80	25	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	251	0	0	0	80	43	43	25
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4		2	3	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sunset Beach Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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