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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
23.7° 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 11PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
5
6
5
3
2
2
2
3
9
9
5
6
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2733
2254
3195
3468
3781
2354
2341
2442
2942
3471
6090
6030
4721
5826
5875
5489
5128
3879
4100
3781
3083
2305
1755
1194
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
30
SW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
ENE
5
E
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:53AM1.49m
2:11PM1.37m
2:25AM1.58m
2:43PM1.45m
2:54AM1.63m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.35m
8:11AM0.30m
8:09PM0.27m
8:40AM0.21m
8:40PM0.20m
9:08AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
21
18
15
13
15
16
19
21
20
17
16
15
14
15
19
19
19
17
16
16
16
17
20
22
12
11
10
8
8
8
11
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
17
16
18
16
14
14
14
15
18
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
12
Energy kJ
128
100
1508
1877
1909
96
71
71
71
71
4130
4222
4721
5826
5875
5489
5128
3879
4100
3781
3083
2305
1755
1194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.6
SSE
17
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
98
98
96
49
48
48
48
48
47
46
1318
42
44
69
56
102
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
SW
17
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
44
77
31
61
71
10
144
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
0.7
NE
9
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
Energy kJ
2733
2254
3195
3468
3781
2354
2341
2442
2942
3471
6090
6030
90
31
25
60
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
5
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
935
935
0
0
3
217
269
647
612
217
0
0
0
0
0
59
422
37
5
37
5
5
37
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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