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Rame Head surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 SAST
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Rame Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rame Head sea temperature is
24.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rame Head today?

The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 4AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (09 Jan)6ft (1.9m)13s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1
S
0.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)1111111110141413131212121111111010151514141377
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)410403332516225276118912291025820680560454351332221208240456752597402445542
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
N
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
1.43
7:35PM
1.23
8:13AM
1.32
8:18PM
1.11
9:03AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
0.27
1:41PM
0.46
1:41AM
0.39
2:26PM
0.56
2:24AM
0.51
3:26PM
0.64
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:05-------5:07-------5:07----
Sunset------7:12-------7:12-------7:12-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1---1--11--------
Temp. °C232221232424242222212121212222222121202328292926
Feels °C (?)272219212222232223232221222223232122212527272726
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