Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

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Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 19 Dec 2025 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Dec)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Afternoon (19 Dec)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (19 Dec)	4ft (1.2m)	13s

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

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	Friday 19					Saturday 20								Sunday 21								Monday 22
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	11	10	13	13	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	7	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	286	214	277	390	643	854	1089	1795	2195	1976	1591	1360	975	721	666	531	437	512	966	1216	1094	979	781	560
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)			3:16PM 1.89				3:47AM 1.79				3:47PM 1.91				4:19AM 1.83				4:19PM 1.90				4:51AM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)	9:01AM 0.60				9:29PM 0.41				9:35AM 0.57				10:00PM 0.38				10:08AM 0.56				10:31PM 0.38

	Friday 19					Saturday 20								Sunday 21								Monday 22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16
Sunset	-	-	7:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:42	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	21	20	18	17	17	16	19	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	20	23	23	22	21	21	20	21	22
Feels °C (?)	19	19	18	18	17	18	16	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	19	20	19	18	19	21	21	25	24

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