Ram5 Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.73° S 70.44° W

Ram5 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ram5 sea temperature is
17.6° C
2.2° 

Ram5 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ram5 today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ram5 at 7AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Ram5. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
317
265
208
295
280
176
251
238
221
218
218
245
255
251
395
224
218
345
290
538
331
326
260
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
20
WNW
10
W
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
5
W
10
N
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:41PM0.99m
11:47AM1.11m
00:25AM1.00m
12:28PM0.97m
1:10AM0.99m
1:12PM0.83m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.11m
6:11PM0.05m
6:27AM0.19m
6:46PM0.12m
7:24AM0.27m
7:22PM0.19m
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rain showers
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
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6:24
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
18
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
16
17
17
17
18
16
15
16
16
17
17
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
16
14
16
15
15
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