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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 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
24.3° 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: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
S
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)810101012121267778888777121213151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)375698644573658461265352363218715546291262165130394456145411979031237956834
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
S
15
S
5
SE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
1.69
4:37AM
1.84
4:56PM
1.65
5:13AM
1.74
5:34PM
1.56
5:52AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
-0.07
10:21PM
-0.04
10:50AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.03
11:26AM
0.06
11:37PM
0.14
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset--5:37-------5:37-------5:36-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262423201919191925272626272422222723222020191819
Feels °C (?)212020181716161824262726241916152117181918171618
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