Ding Dangs surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today?

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 10AM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (06 May)18ft (5.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
2
7
7
3
3
5
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
4.5
SSE
11
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1584
4320
8719
8723
7685
10784
9267
7994
6997
6377
6072
6057
5220
4810
3887
3594
3313
2993
2860
2655
2752
2873
3160
2975
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
N
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:34AM1.69m
6:09PM1.58m
6:09AM1.57m
6:53PM1.49m
6:54AM1.45m
7:54PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.50m
11:56PM0.70m
12:22PM0.60m
00:42AM0.81m
1:11PM0.71m
1:57AM0.89m
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:43
5
22
4
5
11
8
6
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
11
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
13
13
15
14
12
12
12
15
15
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Energy kJ
102
65
57
84
84
9577
8099
7994
6997
6377
6072
6057
5220
4810
3887
3594
3313
2993
2860
2655
2752
2873
3160
2975
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
1
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
23
100
14
14
14
103
78
46
44
27
67
94
85
103
66
61
124
207
295
268
155
99
229
223
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
32
31
27
26
36
36
75
74
90
59
126
82
271
261
255
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
4.5
SSE
11
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
1584
4320
8719
8723
7685
10784
9267
249
208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
5
5
9
6
5
4
3
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
255
302
260
319
449
302
302
255
0
0
255
303
303
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
9
9
6
6
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
5
4
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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