Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (27 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
8
2.1
SW
10
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
2.3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
540
519
459
849
1673
2676
1253
2116
2669
2460
2790
2671
1577
1485
2153
2785
2584
2501
2361
2432
2593
2539
2366
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
35
W
30
W
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
1:01AM1.73m
1:27PM1.59m
1:42AM1.85m
2:04PM1.69m
2:16AM1.93m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.63m
7:32AM0.52m
7:30PM0.53m
8:06AM0.43m
8:03PM0.45m
8:34AM0.36m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:03
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5:55
5:54
5:52
5:52
1
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
13
12
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
16
17
14
9
10
5
5
6
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
8
10
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
2.1
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
11
0.4
ESE
10
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
Energy kJ
71
51
36
26
28
922
1080
34
1322
1375
1354
1450
1439
1577
1485
2153
2785
2584
2501
2361
2432
2593
2539
2366
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
SSE
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
21
21
19
18
46
56
54
49
33
19
17
17
8
9
261
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
44
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
20
20
21
48
17
17
9
18
8
26
8
8
8
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
8
2.1
SW
10
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
2.3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
53
540
519
459
849
1673
2676
1253
2116
2669
2460
2790
2671
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
81
551
719
873
419
349
419
419
80
23
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
23
0
63
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
6
7
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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