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Rame Head Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Rame Head surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rame Head today?
The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rame Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
152 | 146 | 106 | 145 | 139 | 307 | 225 | 208 | 198 | 195 | 152 | 150 | 147 | 137 | 98 | 108 | 108 | 324 | 1184 | 1112 | 2816 | 3247 | 3224 | 2719 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.46m | 5:11AM1.48m | 5:32PM1.39m | 5:40AM1.39m | 6:05PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.17m | 11:02PM0.26m | 11:23AM0.24m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
19 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 57 | 64 | 54 | 74 | 44 | 85 | 225 | 208 | 198 | 195 | 71 | 76 | 147 | 137 | 87 | 108 | 108 | 324 | 1184 | 1112 | 2816 | 3247 | 3224 | 2719 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 149 | 146 | 102 | 145 | 139 | 14 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 25 | 152 | 150 | 61 | 38 | 98 | 58 | 66 | 48 | 6 | 1011 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | — | SSE 12 | S 5 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 73 | 106 | 16 | 73 | — | 27 | 15 | 12 | 67 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 69 | 62 | 3 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | E 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | — | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | NE 7 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 152 | — | — | 72 | 12 | 307 | 15 | — | 24 | — | 14 | — | 23 | 38 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | 15 | 66 | 29 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 52 | 268 | 42 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 268 | 187 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 134 | 134 | 5 | 3 |
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