Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ding Dangs today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ding Dangs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 253 | 246 | 226 | 144 | 275 | 422 | 596 | 1288 | 1649 | 1676 | 1603 | 2133 | 2252 | 2111 | 1422 | 1395 | 1775 | 1775 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:53PM2.20m | 4:08AM2.05m | 4:24PM2.19m | 4:38AM2.01m | 4:54PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.18m | 10:05AM0.17m | 10:30PM0.21m | 10:33AM0.20m | 10:56PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 173 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 144 | 140 | 150 | 217 | 319 | 1649 | 1002 | 1010 | 1351 | 1495 | 1479 | 1422 | 1395 | 1346 | 1261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 144 | 71 | 50 | 57 | 85 | 275 | 422 | 596 | 1288 | 7 | 1676 | 1411 | 1208 | 988 | 822 | 706 | 585 | 439 | 352 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 20 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 52 | 40 | 48 | 85 | 78 | 57 | 268 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 254 | 253 | 246 | 226 | — | — | — | — | 530 | 939 | 1430 | 1603 | 2133 | 2252 | 2111 | — | — | 1775 | 1775 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 336 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 63 | 63 | 25 |
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