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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 7 am Sunday 26 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
23.6° 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 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rame Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | |
191 | 312 | 443 | 504 | 426 | 631 | 392 | 341 | 307 | 425 | 727 | 1597 | 2738 | 2207 | 2997 | 1814 | 3591 | 2071 | 2155 | 2442 | 3227 | 4328 | 7086 | 4506 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.16m | 1:14AM1.38m | 1:34PM1.27m | 1:53AM1.49m | 2:11PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.54m | 6:50PM0.46m | 7:36AM0.41m | 7:34PM0.35m | 8:11AM0.30m | 8:09PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:27 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
20 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | S 14 |
 kJ | 191 | 312 | 443 | 504 | 426 | 464 | 392 | 341 | 307 | 273 | 234 | 194 | 161 | 128 | 1469 | 96 | 1846 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 4788 | 4506 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 128 | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | — | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 631 | — | 142 | 171 | 425 | 727 | 1597 | 2738 | 2207 | 2997 | 1814 | 3591 | 2071 | 2155 | 2442 | 3227 | 4328 | 7086 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 351 | 512 | 647 | 935 | 721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 217 | 612 | 612 | 217 | 0 | 0 |
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