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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 28 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
23.8° 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: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
2
3
8
9
6
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
11
0.9
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3301
1751
2191
2657
2996
3415
6190
6297
4981
6135
6600
5871
5489
4645
3674
3153
2709
2069
1519
1160
895
698
483
522
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSE
5
SE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NE
10
SE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:11PM1.37m
2:25AM1.58m
2:43PM1.45m
2:54AM1.63m
3:12PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.30m
8:09PM0.27m
8:40AM0.21m
8:40PM0.20m
9:08AM0.14m
9:09PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
16
17
20
21
20
17
16
15
14
15
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
19
22
21
21
21
19
9
9
12
13
12
9
10
9
9
11
17
17
18
16
15
14
14
14
17
20
20
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
0.7
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
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
Energy kJ
1595
1751
96
71
71
71
3912
4222
4981
6135
6600
5871
5489
4645
3674
3153
2709
2069
1519
1160
895
698
483
403
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
SSW
19
Energy kJ
96
96
49
49
48
48
48
47
46
44
42
42
61
56
102
99
35
30
98
522
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
62
31
121
105
31
31
126
121
163
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
0.5
W
3
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
0.5
ENE
9
1
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
Energy kJ
3301
6
2191
2657
2996
3415
6190
6297
50
40
15
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
3
4
5
9
9
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
3
162
270
724
612
217
3
0
0
0
0
59
217
5
5
37
5
0
17
64
17
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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