Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rame Head today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rame Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 236 | 277 | 245 | 210 | 485 | 351 | 1164 | 1631 | 1170 | 1502 | 993 | 492 | 381 | 324 | 270 | 240 | 238 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.01m | 10:11AM0.97m | 11:02PM0.97m | 12:18PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.70m | 4:34PM0.79m | 5:29AM0.67m | 6:31PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 183 | 236 | 277 | 245 | 210 | 123 | 90 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 904 | 623 | 492 | 381 | 324 | 270 | 240 | 238 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 5 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 25 | 78 | 39 | 47 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 7 | SSW 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 196 | — | — | 76 | 120 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 73 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 9 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 28 | 189 | 39 | 140 | — | 485 | 351 | 1164 | 1631 | 1170 | 1502 | 993 | 336 | — | — | — | 62 | 24 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 64 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 134 | 646 | 612 | 612 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 241 |
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