Surf Forecasts:
Ding Dangs surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 21 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period, SSW swell with 1,450 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ding Dangs this week:
The surf forecast for Ding Dangs over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ding Dangs in the next 16 days are 1.8m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ding Dangs over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 234 | 232 | 202 | 173 | 469 | 1389 | 862 | 653 | 341 | 598 | 379 | 331 | 792 | 586 | 486 | 275 | 205 | 1325 | 985 | 1187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:22AM1.99m | 3:52PM1.97m | 4:07AM2.01m | 4:36PM2.04m | 4:50AM1.99m | 5:18PM2.05m | 5:32AM1.92m | 5:59PM2.02m | 6:12AM1.82m | 6:40PM1.93m | 6:51AM1.69m | 7:22PM1.82m | 7:33AM1.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.35m | 9:38AM0.21m | 9:57PM0.29m | 10:19AM0.17m | 10:42PM0.28m | 10:58AM0.17m | 11:24PM0.31m | 11:35AM0.22m | 00:05AM0.38m | 12:11PM0.31m | 00:46AM0.48m | 12:48PM0.42m | 1:28AM0.60m | 1:25PM0.55m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — |
 | 5:37 | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 186 | 234 | 232 | 202 | 173 | 237 | 1389 | 862 | 653 | 341 | 598 | 379 | 205 | 792 | 586 | 486 | 275 | 202 | 467 | 985 | 1187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 18 | 469 | 64 | 51 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 331 | 41 | 57 | 32 | 260 | 205 | 92 | 49 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 7 | S 13 | E 9 | S 20 |
| kJ | 50 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 120 | 113 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 31 | 31 | 82 | 106 | 18 | 126 | 7 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 7 | SW 10 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 33 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 195 | 1325 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 63 |
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