
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
362 | 352 | 328 | 318 | 347 | 402 | 491 | 469 | 426 | 412 | 469 | 399 | 374 | 380 | 347 | 336 | 319 | 501 | 529 | 607 | 526 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.73m | 6:31AM1.55m | 6:46PM1.56m | 7:07AM1.40m | 7:23PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.53m | 00:17AM0.63m | 12:20PM0.70m | 00:50AM0.78m | 12:54PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
269 | 352 | 139 | 142 | 171 | 402 | 491 | 469 | 426 | 412 | 469 | 399 | 374 | 380 | 347 | 336 | 319 | 501 | 487 | 440 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | — | SSW 15 | S 20 | — | SSW 18 |
362 | 85 | 328 | 318 | 347 | 54 | 72 | — | 72 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 20 | — | — | 167 | 7 | — | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
— | 114 | — | — | 132 | 284 | 372 | 357 | 382 | 308 | 220 | 198 | 193 | 181 | 209 | 249 | 319 | 457 | 529 | 607 | 526 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 530 | 255 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 336 | 336 | 417 | 63 | 63 |
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