Ram5 Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.73° S 70.44° W

Ram5 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ram5 at 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
15
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
277
260
244
272
272
268
533
472
285
284
257
210
346
350
301
297
264
257
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
20
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
SE
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:01AM0.96m
2:02PM0.71m
2:59AM0.93m
3:09PM0.61m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.19m
8:30AM0.34m
8:03PM0.26m
9:56AM0.37m
8:56PM0.32m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
17
16
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
20
22
20
19
17
19
Feels °C
11
12
15
16
16
13
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
20
19
18
16
19
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