Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rame Head today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rame Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 97 | 97 | 215 | 828 | 1622 | 1240 | 811 | 1294 | 614 | 694 | 770 | 874 | 1198 | 1360 | 1150 | 756 | 1777 | 1765 | 1521 | 1254 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.25m | 1:13AM1.23m | 1:33PM1.42m | 1:47AM1.36m | 2:03PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.50m | 7:13AM0.40m | 7:45PM0.34m | 7:46AM0.27m | 8:16PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 97 | 97 | 97 | 72 | 828 | 1622 | 1240 | 811 | 603 | 60 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 276 | 25 | 1765 | 1521 | 1254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 59 | 43 | 33 | 215 | 81 | 81 | 67 | 55 | 60 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 35 | 43 | 81 | 35 | 37 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | 66 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 1294 | 614 | 694 | 770 | 874 | 1198 | 1360 | 1150 | 756 | 1777 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 935 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 935 | 613 | 270 | 270 | 351 | 425 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 982 | 976 | 217 | 268 |
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