Ding Dangs Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 2026 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 18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 1PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 May)	15ft (4.5m)	13s
Afternoon (07 May)	15ft (4.5m)	13s
Evening (07 May)	13ft (4.0m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).
	Thursday 7							Friday 8								Saturday 9								Sun 10
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	7325	7325	7002	6591	6297	5808	5514	5142	4783	3352	3497	3507	3370	3422	3174	3126	2800	2496	2111	1801	1638	1422	1208	999
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	S	SSW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-off
High Tide		6:09AM1.57m				6:53PM1.49m				6:54AM1.45m				7:54PM1.42m					8:05AM1.34m				9:19PM1.41m
Low Tide				12:22PM0.60m				00:42AM0.81m				1:11PM0.71m				1:57AM0.89m					2:29PM0.79m


	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13
	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:42
mm	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	17	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	11	10	12	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	16	16	14	14	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11
kJ	7325	7325	7002	6591	6297	5808	5514	5142	4783	3352	3497	3507	3370	3422	3174	3126	2800	2496	2111	1801	1638	1422	1208	999
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 18	S 10	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	44	27	67	94	85	54	183	173	211	307	295	268	261	255	229	223	223	223	220	217	214	211	170	120
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 16	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 20	SW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 13	—	S 8	SSW 9	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	S 10
kJ	31	27	26	36	36	38	96	142	214	249	302	212	—	161	126	—	—	—	8	8	8	—	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	—
kJ	249	213	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	25	35	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	255	255	255	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	23	0	63	63	63	25	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route				Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)				5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	5	6	7	7	7	8	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Glen Eden South Africa	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Outer Pool South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Herolds Bay South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Barrancon Chile	Barrancon Chile	Barbel Point South Africa	Mpame South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Lebu Chile	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Hanga Poukura Chile	Barrancon Chile	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	5	5	6	7	7	7	8	6	5	5	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	4	4

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