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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 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
23.6° 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 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (26 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
2
6
4
6
5
2
1
2
7
8
9
5
6
6
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
2.5
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
9
4
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
426
464
392
341
307
273
675
1981
2930
2477
3428
1660
3369
3822
1979
2455
3280
7197
7668
6881
4620
5023
5277
4723
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
30
SW
20
W
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:14AM1.38m
1:34PM1.27m
1:53AM1.49m
2:11PM1.37m
2:25AM1.58m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.46m
7:36AM0.41m
7:34PM0.35m
8:11AM0.30m
8:09PM0.27m
8:40AM0.21m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:30
6:31
6:31
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
23
20
18
21
22
19
17
15
14
15
16
19
21
19
18
17
16
14
15
20
20
28
25
23
23
17
13
15
13
9
10
10
9
9
8
11
12
10
11
11
11
10
11
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
3
SSW
10
0.7
E
10
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
Energy kJ
426
464
392
341
307
273
234
198
130
128
1724
96
1717
1935
96
71
71
4555
4954
4595
4620
5023
5277
4723
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
13
13
12
12
4
4
3
98
96
96
71
49
48
48
47
47
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
SW
3
1.5
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
9
4
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
8
2
111
230
675
1981
2930
2477
3428
1660
3369
3822
1979
2455
3280
7197
7668
6881
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
6
4
3
4
4
5
9
6
6
7
Distance (km)
5
163
10
5
0
0
162
351
512
623
935
646
0
0
0
217
270
302
612
217
33
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
6
4
6
9
9
8
7
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
6
5
6
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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