Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rame Head today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rame Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 283 | 289 | 282 | 288 | 288 | 231 | 226 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 221 | 231 | 157 | 150 | 113 | 169 | 165 | 132 | 158 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.79m | 5:12AM1.64m | 5:31PM1.75m | 5:42AM1.57m | 6:02PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM-0.03m | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:16AM-0.00m | 11:41PM0.09m | 11:45AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 277 | 283 | 289 | 282 | 288 | 288 | 231 | 226 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 221 | 231 | 157 | 150 | 113 | 169 | 165 | 132 | 129 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 108 | 129 | 141 | 110 | 80 | 73 | 51 | 46 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 88 | 158 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 48 | 8 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 94 | 108 | 83 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 420 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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