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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 May 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rame Head today?

The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 12PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (01 May)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (01 May)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1929
2460
2479
2048
1826
1614
1241
920
989
755
854
828
861
634
703
619
511
425
397
371
302
297
240
191
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
0
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:40PM1.54m
3:50AM1.65m
4:07PM1.54m
4:17AM1.62m
4:35PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.11m
9:38PM0.15m
10:00AM0.10m
10:05PM0.16m
10:27AM0.12m
10:34PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:33
6:35
6:35
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
20
20
22
22
21
19
18
17
18
20
26
25
23
21
19
19
19
20
25
26
24
22
22
22
20
19
19
20
21
19
18
16
17
18
25
23
23
23
20
19
18
19
23
25
24
22
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
1929
2460
2479
2048
1826
1614
1241
920
989
755
854
828
861
634
703
619
511
425
397
371
302
297
60
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.8
S
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
S
17
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.8
S
15
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
Energy kJ
286
164
45
46
18
32
32
202
7
183
129
127
17
282
81
46
17
104
38
38
6
6
240
191
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
SW
18
0.2
E
9
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
54
30
65
26
18
10
15
28
7
15
17
17
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
12
7
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
4
1
S
9
1
SSW
6
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.5
NE
3
0.7
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
17
173
64
51
13
5
5
4
14
49
150
126
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
3
59
422
153
0
5
0
0
0
0
134
133
0
0
0
0
0
207
268
207
52
5
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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