Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

15.7°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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	121	159	197	216	176	176	140	115	92	300	192	406	679	845	765	642	623	514	413	393	328	322	250	250
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	SW	SSW	SSW	S	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	NE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	1:47AM1.62m					2:05PM1.78m				2:16AM1.76m				2:31PM1.93m				2:44AM1.89m				2:58PM2.06m
Low Tide			7:49AM0.56m					8:12PM0.53m				8:17AM0.43m				8:39PM0.37m				8:44AM0.31m				9:07PM0.25m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	21	20	21	20	18	18	17	16	16	17	19	18	17	17	18	18	18	19	22	24	24	24	23
Feels °C	24	22	20	21	19	20	20	18	16	16	17	18	17	16	17	20	19	19	19	20	24	23	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	117	159	197	216	176	176	140	115	92	85	130	406	679	845	765	397	389	319	234	188	160	124	250	250
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 10	S 10	S 6	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	SW 10	SW 10	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	121	119	79	78	57	56	32	31	33	90	48	48	35	23	—	642	623	514	413	393	328	322	93	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	S 16	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	SSW 16
kJ	15	30	49	44	38	36	55	29	28	27	192	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46	86
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	SSE 5	—	SE 8	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3
kJ	—	1	1	2	2	—	—	17	—	300	—	158	244	306	366	526	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Voelklip Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	62	0	0	63	63	63	63	63	262	255	43	7	0	0	0	0	0	25	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3			4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	7	9	6	5	5	6

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