Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rame Head today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 3PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rame Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 976 | 1015 | 818 | 845 | 573 | 511 | 472 | 778 | 1146 | 829 | 534 | 392 | 392 | 384 | 331 | 325 | 325 | 277 | 266 | 529 | 223 | 534 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:17PM1.35m | 1:35AM1.32m | 1:57PM1.52m | 2:14AM1.45m | 2:31PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.46m | 7:34PM0.40m | 7:41AM0.31m | 8:13PM0.25m | 8:16AM0.18m | 8:45PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 716 | 649 | 599 | 693 | 573 | 511 | 407 | 377 | 595 | 404 | 259 | 392 | 392 | 384 | 331 | 325 | 325 | 277 | 266 | 57 | 173 | 173 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | E 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 377 | 384 | 392 | 60 | 124 | 100 | 100 | 145 | 117 | 77 | 70 | 236 | 169 | 534 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 72 | 66 | 438 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 81 | 148 | 188 | 248 | 142 | 223 | 30 | 458 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | S 6 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 976 | 1015 | 818 | 845 | 23 | 154 | 472 | 778 | 1146 | 829 | 534 | 181 | — | 158 | 84 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 60 | 529 | 176 | 165 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 64 | 3 | 162 | 377 | 424 | 163 | 163 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 240 | 268 | 421 | 422 | 268 | 140 | 17 |
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