Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)15ft (4.5m)12s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
4.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212131312121212121212111111111212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2536532221602124232218402548246922611896169315301236110310581004100410049221002885870749630
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
1.50
1:19PM
1.61
1:39AM
1.64
2:01PM
1.79
2:18AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
0.83
7:13AM
0.71
7:42PM
0.65
7:55AM
0.57
8:20PM
0.51
8:27AM
0.45
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset6:22-------6:22-------6:23-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151313121212151615131313121216171514131312131718
Feels °C (?)7798991111111010109912121113121110101313
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Garden Route

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Ding Dangs (moderate winds from the W at George Airport 29 km from Ding Dangs). 4.5m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 2.9m 12s groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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24 km/h
W
0.0
18.0
Air / Water (°C)
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