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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 14 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
24.0° 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 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
4
2
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
2
E
2.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
0.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)1388888888910977777713121012107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20517317317317720528433350260375247146251235526225426325312373461390183259
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
20
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
1.02
1:22PM
1.18
2:03AM
1.12
2:13PM
1.27
2:44AM
1.24
2:51PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
0.65
7:51PM
0.54
7:56AM
0.56
8:34PM
0.42
8:40AM
0.45
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---5:09-------5:11-------5:11----
Sunset------7:10-------7:10-------7:10-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------111122111111-
Temp. °C232323242727272424242523242523222222222122222222
Feels °C (?)262626282827272727242421202222212323222123222323
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