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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 17 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
23.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rame Head today?

The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)891010101010107889101010111212121212101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17521130139425926436130245684610271097959754442408425379361298279173135131
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glasscross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
1.47
3:50AM
1.45
3:55PM
1.54
4:20AM
1.54
4:25PM
1.60
4:50AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
0.35
9:39PM
0.21
9:48AM
0.27
10:08PM
0.13
10:19AM
0.21
10:36PM
0.07
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------5:13-------5:15-------5:16
Sunset--7:10-------7:09-------7:09-----
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----14-----11----------
Temp. °C232424232323221923222221191817202221212120191821
Feels °C (?)242323222526191417171617171716202120202121191820
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