Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1452 | 1103 | 920 | 762 | 624 | 539 | 530 | 480 | 394 | 380 | 373 | 319 | 325 | 260 | 530 | 578 | 280 | 172 | 525 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.40m | 9:29AM1.22m | 10:37PM1.31m | 12:25PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.94m | 3:19PM0.99m | 5:51AM0.94m | 6:21PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
1452 | 1103 | 920 | 762 | 624 | 539 | 530 | 480 | 394 | 380 | 373 | 319 | 325 | 260 | 530 | 578 | 280 | 172 | 525 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SSW 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | E 8 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 198 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 68 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 59 | 101 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 63 | 255 | 63 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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