Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (25 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (25 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 25								Saturday 26								Sunday 27
	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)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	538	514	413	393	328	322	269	250	246	253	419	867	856	880	845	722	630	561	551	314	248	202	246	258
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSE	SSE	ENE	E	E	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		2:44AM1.89m				2:58PM2.06m				3:13AM1.99m				3:26PM2.17m				3:42AM2.05m				3:56PM2.22m
Low Tide				8:44AM0.31m				9:07PM0.25m				9:12AM0.23m				9:36PM0.17m				9:40AM0.18m				10:05PM0.14m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	21	20	18	18	17	17	18	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	16	15	16	15	15
Feels °C	18	18	17	20	20	18	19	18	17	19	19	19	18	16	16	16	14	14	12	13	12	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 16	S 6	S 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 9
kJ	362	310	234	207	157	134	269	250	246	246	419	867	856	880	845	722	630	561	551	98	134	202	246	258
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 16	SSW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	538	514	413	393	328	322	99	79	57	253	193	49	33	48	30	30	21	18	18	314	248	167	167	97
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	SSW 16	S 16	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 4	SE 4	S 10	—	S 9	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	87	181	56	65	65	2	4	7	—	6	—	19	11	11	6	6	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 8	WSW 3	SW 3	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	3	2	15	46	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	1	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	43	44	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	80	0	0	43
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	5	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	2	5	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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