Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 22 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 (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 11AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (22 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 22							Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 8	S 17	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	258	208	198	195	147	127	125	121	155	197	211	171	171	137	119	333	191	195	501	804	845	777	746
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	S	WNW	N	N	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	ENE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				1:39PM1.61m				1:47AM1.62m					2:05PM1.78m				2:16AM1.76m				2:31PM1.93m
Low Tide		7:19AM0.71m				7:44PM0.69m				7:49AM0.56m					8:12PM0.53m				8:17AM0.43m				8:39PM0.37m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	20	26	29	25	21	23	23	21	21	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	18	17	18
Feels °C	17	20	26	28	25	21	22	23	21	21	20	20	20	20	18	17	17	16	17	18	17	16	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 8	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	149	137	121	102	108	91	111	117	155	197	211	171	171	137	119	68	110	64	501	804	845	376	459
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 10	E 8	ESE 8	S 17	SW 10	SW 10	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	78	78	198	195	147	127	125	121	119	105	78	57	56	55	48	86	90	195	15	15	2	777	746
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	116	105	120	—	9	16	15	9	30	49	41	38	36	32	29	28	27	16	35	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	—	—	SSE 6	SE 8	E 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 8
kJ	258	208	—	138	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	55	333	191	154	240	268	315	205	589
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	25	25	43	25	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	63	63	63	255	255	63	43	25
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2			4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	9	5	5	4	4	4	6	4

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