Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121211111111111515141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26129721618720918026590827957575672121261239225219230216423178297
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
0
SSW
0
NNE
5
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
0
SE
5
ENE
0
NNW
0
NE
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
15
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
1.42
12:34PM
1.40
1:01AM
1.60
1:20PM
1.57
1:36AM
1.79
1:56PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
0.82
6:41PM
0.71
7:18AM
0.63
7:21PM
0.55
7:53AM
0.44
7:56PM
0.40
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---6:50-------6:52-------6:52----
Sunset------6:12-------6:10-------6:09-
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C181818181921201918181818212220192022222226232019
Feels °C (?)202020191921202119202019212119192023222225201919
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