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Rame Head Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Rame Head surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rame Head today?
The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 6AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rame Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 160 | 173 | 176 | 213 | 318 | 1102 | 551 | 511 | 579 | 374 | 260 | 177 | 216 | 163 | 240 | 395 | 207 | 202 | 229 | 373 | 273 | 530 | 1501 | 1216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:02AM 1.88 | 4:21PM 1.69 | 4:37AM 1.84 | 4:56PM 1.65 | 5:13AM 1.74 | 5:34PM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:46PM -0.04 | 10:15AM -0.07 | 10:21PM -0.04 | 10:50AM -0.03 | 10:58PM 0.03 | 11:26AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
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