Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rame Head today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rame Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1586 | 2356 | 2823 | 2013 | 2460 | 2077 | 1544 | 1134 | 914 | 802 | 725 | 640 | 640 | 573 | 573 | 509 | 459 | 410 | 419 | 590 | 475 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.69m | 5:34AM1.53m | 5:48PM1.57m | 5:59AM1.41m | 6:12PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.05m | 11:31PM0.13m | 11:35AM0.15m | 11:56PM0.24m | 12:01PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 170 | 163 | 104 | 970 | 2460 | 2077 | 1544 | 1134 | 914 | 802 | 725 | 640 | 640 | 573 | 573 | 509 | 459 | 410 | 363 | 370 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 99 | 93 | 86 | 83 | 56 | 45 | 23 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 26 | 40 | — | 87 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 223 | — | — | 14 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1586 | 2356 | 2823 | 2013 | 1930 | 199 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 57 | — | — | — | 67 | 222 | 419 | 590 | 475 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 286 | 294 | 153 | 134 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 377 | 234 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 607 | 661 | 647 | 5 |
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