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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
24.8° 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 2AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (01 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (01 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.8
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2.2
E
3
ENE
Period(s) (?)666666667777777777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171193176176233160165273374435397352317277308502532448487504463484581928
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
1.55
3:27AM
1.73
3:40PM
1.61
3:53AM
1.77
4:06PM
1.63
4:19AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
0.09
9:37AM
0.07
9:40PM
0.04
10:03AM
0.03
10:06PM
0.03
10:28AM
0.03
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset6:00-------5:59-------5:58-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242423222223262625242322222326262423212019212627
Feels °C (?)232524232324262523232322222324232021191817192222
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