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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
24.3° 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 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (19 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
1
0
2
0
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101212121277888867781212131514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)644622658437317207166289512585253206160248390569175913329171254956834722585
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
10
N
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
1.69
4:37AM
1.84
4:56PM
1.65
5:13AM
1.74
5:34PM
1.56
5:52AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
-0.04
10:50AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.03
11:26AM
0.06
11:37PM
0.14
12:05PM
0.20
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset5:37-------5:37-------5:36-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222019191819252826262824222226232220202018192324
Feels °C (?)191817161517232625262518161621181918181817182323
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