Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rame Head today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 1AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rame Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 686 | 585 | 498 | 418 | 402 | 331 | 325 | 266 | 255 | 205 | 166 | 166 | 132 | 129 | 155 | 123 | 117 | 91 | 91 | 69 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.57m | 4:50AM1.48m | 4:58PM1.49m | 5:21AM1.41m | 5:28PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.16m | 10:50AM0.25m | 11:10PM0.22m | 11:20AM0.34m | 11:41PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | 6:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | S 5 | E 9 |
| kJ | 686 | 585 | 498 | 418 | 402 | 331 | 325 | 266 | 255 | 205 | 166 | 166 | 132 | 129 | 155 | 123 | 117 | 91 | 72 | 45 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 7 | E 4 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 107 | 116 | 109 | 72 | 43 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 91 | 69 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 5 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 19 | — | 82 | 59 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | 52 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 425 | 268 | 268 | 241 | 240 | 49 | 49 | 134 | 59 | 134 | 59 | 15 | 59 | 59 |
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