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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 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
24.0° 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 2PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
5
5
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
S
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3636
3014
2716
2576
2115
2119
1464
1127
975
632
538
424
334
258
376
740
670
527
568
383
416
525
477
536
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:30AM1.21m
8:27PM1.15m
9:07AM1.06m
10:42PM1.13m
11:27AM1.05m
00:20AM1.24m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.51m
2:45AM0.65m
3:37PM0.61m
5:18AM0.66m
5:41PM0.57m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
17
17
19
20
20
18
18
17
16
17
22
24
22
21
19
18
18
20
25
25
24
23
23
22
15
16
17
16
15
14
15
14
13
14
17
19
18
19
18
17
17
19
23
22
23
23
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
S
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
Energy kJ
3636
3014
2716
2576
2115
2119
1464
1127
975
632
538
424
334
258
189
449
416
341
333
72
72
364
316
326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
14
13
13
13
14
13
23
13
23
17
142
104
77
72
6
56
56
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
6
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
76
30
42
51
73
79
114
223
263
257
376
740
670
527
568
383
416
525
477
536
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
217
268
268
240
162
234
234
271
432
432
453
423
17
5
5
17
64
268
268
17
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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