Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.0°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 7PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Evening (30 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 30					Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	763	550	928	928	1729	1216	761	611	567	471	418	452	391	321	307	302	308	267	240	170	133
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	W	WSW	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				5:40PM2.03m				6:03AM1.79m				6:22PM1.85m				6:51AM1.63m				7:17PM1.64m
Low Tide		11:14AM0.33m				11:45PM0.38m				11:52AM0.49m				00:27AM0.56m				12:38PM0.68m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	23	21	20	22	23	24	27	30	33	31	18	17	17	16	16	18	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	18	20	17	18	20	20	20	22	24	28	28	19	17	17	16	15	16	15	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 10	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10
kJ	488	173	183	928	1195	1216	761	611	567	471	418	452	391	321	307	302	308	267	240	170	133
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 7	SW 11
kJ	196	186	368	133	136	113	233	145	119	75	56	40	38	49	48	47	32	19	19	12	76
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	NNW 3	SW 12	SW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 14	SW 11	SSW 13
kJ	69	—	—	—	—	—	70	68	43	40	5	37	37	36	16	15	15	4	18	19	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 9	—	N 2	N 3	NNW 4	N 3	—	S 4	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 7	WSW 6	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	—	—
kJ	763	550	928	692	1729	—	1	8	10	5	—	9	3	1	31	38	4	4	6	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	63	63	63	43	25	25	43	43	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	3	4	3	2
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5

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