Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.1°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 6AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (09 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1083	1314	1222	1186	1061	918	647	540	488	488	443	508	756	799	854	817	711	690	596	543	462	383	344	278
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	S	SSE	S	SSE	E	ESE	E	E	SE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	W	W	SW	S	SE	SSE	ESE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide		2:41AM1.93m				2:54PM2.15m				3:12AM1.99m				3:25PM2.18m				3:42AM2.00m				3:54PM2.16m
Low Tide				8:41AM0.31m				9:08PM0.24m				9:09AM0.26m				9:34PM0.23m				9:35AM0.26m				9:59PM0.25m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	15	19	20	17	15	16	15	15	16	18	19	17	16	16	17	17	18	20	20	18	17	16
Feels °C	13	12	14	18	17	15	16	16	15	15	15	17	18	16	16	17	18	17	18	19	19	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1083	1314	1222	1186	1061	918	647	540	488	488	443	508	756	799	854	817	711	690	596	543	462	383	344	278
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10
kJ	125	96	96	96	70	67	65	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	44	46	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	—	—	—	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	7	5	7	7	8	10	11	9	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	25	63	63	63	43	0	0	0	0	0	80	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Vredenberg Point West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	4	5	6	6

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