Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 12PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 10	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SE 10	SW 12	SW 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	163	260	273	255	244	198	195	146	150	212	209	278	359	731	1105	220	407	319	309	309	298	309	303
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WSW	SSW	S	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on
High Tide		6:12AM1.82m				6:40PM1.93m				6:51AM1.69m				7:22PM1.82m				7:33AM1.56m					8:06PM1.69m
Low Tide				12:11PM0.31m				00:46AM0.48m				12:48PM0.42m				1:28AM0.60m				1:25PM0.55m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	19	17	15	15	15	15	15	19	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	15	16	15	13	13
Feels °C	14	15	16	17	17	15	15	15	15	13	16	11	12	12	11	11	11	12	14	14	14	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 10	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SE 9	SE 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	163	260	273	255	244	198	195	146	150	212	209	123	127	328	335	220	407	319	309	309	298	309	303
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	E 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 9	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10
kJ	77	33	43	53	88	99	97	74	59	161	103	33	53	157	157	188	110	268	288	207	200	143	138
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 15	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 10	S 10	E 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 14	SSW 11	SE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 18	SSW 18	S 17
kJ	40	42	33	32	78	101	106	108	138	17	54	17	33	33	61	115	112	16	16	16	55	102	207
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	278	359	731	1105	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	3	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	117	7	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	7	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	The Wreck	Brak River	Dias Beach	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5

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