Ding Dangs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.16° S 22.11° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ding Dangs sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ding Dangs at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (23 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	4	5	4	4	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 20	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	501	469	512	491	518	743	618	2163	5996	5133	4356	3311	2427	2157	1948	1591	1154	961	778	905	892	865	812	688
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	W	SW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NE	NE	E	ESE	NE	N	NW	NW	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide				10:52AM1.25m					11:35PM1.44m				12:33PM1.30m				00:51AM1.48m				1:39PM1.40m
Low Tide		4:49AM0.87m				4:42PM0.88m					6:22AM0.83m				6:21PM0.87m				7:24AM0.74m				7:28PM0.80m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	17	15	13	13	14	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	16	15	15	16
Feels °C	11	11	9	13	10	10	9	12	11	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	501	469	512	491	518	94	473	1121	5996	5133	4356	3311	2427	2157	1948	1591	1154	961	778	905	892	865	812	688
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	S 21	S 20	S 18	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10
kJ	145	138	129	96	116	81	618	2163	68	54	34	34	33	32	31	31	42	55	34	33	74	76	80	65
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 7	—	SSE 8	S 23	—	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 7	—	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 9	SE 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	26	21	—	6	10	—	94	55	139	—	53	—	—	—	—	47	30	12	23	23	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	W 2	SSW 12	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	743	149	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	9
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	1	1	2	3	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	2	2	2	25	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	63	63	25	0	0	0	0	63	63	63	43	25
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1		3	4	5	7	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	The Hoek Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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