Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

19.7°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 (12 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (12 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Thu 12					Friday 13								Saturday 14								Sun 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	203	139	137	137	186	170	133	128	118	111	137	170	659	745	838	1154	1419	1340	1154	1090	1106	1017	975
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	NNE	NNE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide			4:53PM1.85m					5:21AM1.74m				5:22PM1.75m				5:57AM1.66m				5:55PM1.63m
Low Tide	10:36AM0.55m				10:58PM0.46m					11:08AM0.65m				11:30PM0.55m				11:43AM0.76m				00:07AM0.65m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18
	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	7:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	18	18	18	17	17	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	17	19	19	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	19	19	18	18	18	17	15	15	16	15	15	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	13	13	14	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	S 6	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	E 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	203	139	137	38	186	170	133	128	118	47	137	145	659	745	838	1154	1419	1340	1154	1090	1106	1017	975
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	E 11	E 11	SW 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6
kJ	37	58	82	137	77	52	49	48	48	34	86	170	28	27	27	26	15	—	—	—	—	—	144
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	S 21	S 20	E 10	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	SSW 13	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9
kJ	58	9	8	80	7	7	7	6	6	35	45	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	SE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6
kJ	—	39	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	111	—	—	—	—	—	—	119	70	170	226	237	194	194
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	117	1118	63	43	0	0	0	0	0	80	80	0	0	0	0	63	416	668	668	63	63	43	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	The Wreck		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	The Wreck	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3		3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Brak River Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hell West Coast	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	9	9	9	8	9

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