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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 25 Dec 2025 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
23.2° 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 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (25 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (25 Dec)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.8
SSW
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)10101099999991299991099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)362354347340244205287287239196180234234239210255293137134132102999974
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
5
N
0
NW
0
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
1.37
7:26AM
1.42
7:33PM
1.28
8:18AM
1.38
8:32PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
0.38
1:01AM
0.27
1:36PM
0.44
1:46AM
0.34
2:36PM
0.49
2:42AM
0.42
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Sunrise------4:56-------4:56-------4:56-
Sunset--7:08-------7:08-------7:08-----
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212222201920202021212020202020202020202020202021
Feels °C (?)212120181922232324221920202021201919191919202122
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