Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1629 | 1186 | 972 | 908 | 422 | 759 | 703 | 421 | 414 | 319 | 1953 | 824 | 786 | 865 | 890 | 938 | 2471 | 2053 | 1011 | 762 | 522 | 530 | 698 | 679 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.62m | 1:17PM1.56m | 1:39AM1.75m | 2:14PM1.76m | 2:31AM1.88m | 2:59PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.61m | 7:28PM0.62m | 8:05AM0.46m | 8:24PM0.46m | 8:49AM0.32m | 9:10PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1629 | 1186 | 972 | 908 | 376 | 320 | 341 | 339 | 260 | 164 | 285 | 68 | 786 | 865 | 890 | 727 | 2471 | 2053 | 295 | 327 | 522 | 355 | 242 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 26 | S 26 | SSW 25 | S 24 |
| kJ | 35 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 156 | 156 | 319 | 341 | 70 | 68 | 243 | 573 | 938 | — | — | 1011 | 762 | 14 | 52 | 207 | 546 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | E 8 | — | S 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 26 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 421 | 414 | — | 46 | — | 61 | 317 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 18 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 422 | 759 | 703 | — | — | 177 | 1953 | 824 | — | 33 | — | — | — | 135 | — | 188 | 340 | 530 | 698 | 679 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 251 | 603 | 707 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 63 | 63 | 302 | 63 | 43 |
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