Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.7°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 (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13							Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	305	294	239	212	216	194	186	122	120	96	122	453	501	763	886	1072	711	1811	1957	1835	1428	1191	1057
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	NNW	W	SSW	S	S	S	SW	NE	NNE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	4:38AM1.92m				4:49PM2.00m					5:06AM1.83m				5:15PM1.88m				5:34AM1.72m				5:41PM1.74m
Low Tide			10:27AM0.36m				10:50PM0.37m				10:54AM0.46m					11:16PM0.47m				11:22AM0.59m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	14	16	20	19	16	14	14	13	13	15	20	20	18	16	16
Feels °C	13	13	14	14	12	13	13	15	14	15	18	16	14	13	14	13	12	14	19	18	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	305	294	239	212	216	194	186	122	120	96	122	453	501	763	886	1072	711	1811	1957	1835	1428	1191	1057
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SSW 13	SW 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	SSW 17	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	67	50	55	54	51	50	33	32	31	29	90	25	28	41	41	27	596	39	37	37	37	37	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 9	ESE 4	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	28	4	—	—	—	40	39	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 4	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	—	—	3	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	63	63	63	63	4	0	0	0	80	0	0	0	0	29	63	63	63	63	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	7	5	9	5	5	5	5	5

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