Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

18.1°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	75	60	60	62	64	93	89	67	65	56	51	44	132	379	692	770	848	784	693	568	561	469	368
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	S	SSE	SSE	NE	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	SSE	SE	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	SE	SE	ESE	E	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	3:53AM2.05m				4:07PM2.23m				4:31AM2.02m				4:45PM2.15m					5:12AM1.94m				5:28PM2.00m
Low Tide			9:48AM0.23m				10:18PM0.17m				10:25AM0.29m				10:55PM0.26m					11:04AM0.40m


	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	18	19	19	19	16	16	16	17	19	22	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	15	17	18	17	18	18	17	15	16	19	18	18	18	15	16	16	17	19	21	20	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13
kJ	75	60	60	62	64	93	89	67	52	56	51	44	48	379	692	770	848	784	693	568	561	469	368
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 10	S 6	SE 9	S 6	SE 8	SE 8	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	SSW 20	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SSW 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	9	16	15	15	30	13	20	33	65	34	34	35	132	76	73	68	98	70	81	17	151	151	148
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 10	SE 8	S 6	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 8	ESE 6	SW 7	SE 11	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6
kJ	10	15	15	7	13	15	24	17	13	33	30	27	27	39	47	40	25	14	12	30	13	12	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	—	—	SSE 2	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	—
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	47	37	37	35	33	—	—	96	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Santos Reef Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	3	4	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	0	2	29	117	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	63	63	25	25	4	63	63	63	7	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	The Wreck	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5	6	5

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