Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.9°C

Ding Dangs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 1PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Evening (22 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22							Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	1	1	2	2	4	2	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1828	518	470	371	316	1651	723	797	1127	1261	1090	1047	909	760	610	526	449	375	149	125	116	86	86
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	W	WNW	W	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	W	W	WSW	SSE	SSE	SE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy
High Tide				1:20PM1.80m				1:39AM1.73m				1:51PM1.97m					2:11AM1.86m				2:22PM2.11m
Low Tide		7:03AM0.63m				7:36PM0.52m				7:36AM0.49m					8:06PM0.36m				8:08AM0.37m				8:37PM0.24m


	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	17	17	15	15	14	14	15	18	18	17	16	17	18	17	19	21	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	14	13	12	13	13	13	13	12	13	14	16	15	14	14	17	16	15	18	19	17	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	647	518	9	174	166	628	723	797	1127	1261	1090	1047	909	760	610	526	449	375	149	125	116	86	86
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	17	8	—	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	117	74	71	55	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5
kJ	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	10	9	11	9	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	WSW 3	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	SE 5	—	—	—
kJ	1828	3	470	371	316	1651	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	16	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	2	327	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	272	272	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	4	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Outer Pool	Brak River		Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Brak River	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point			Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4		2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	3	3	2	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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