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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
24.7° 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 7AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
2
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.5
ENE
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1316151414141414141414141377878888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18659612801484822678668668668569504415336416491551703294223164135106138138
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
W
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
1.47
7:01PM
1.29
7:27AM
1.26
8:00PM
1.11
8:50AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
0.23
12:55PM
0.34
1:07AM
0.42
1:46PM
0.53
2:13AM
0.62
3:36PM
0.67
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:09----
Sunset------6:08-------6:07-------6:06-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C212121212122222221202022272826242422222224242423
Feels °C (?)222222212020191920191921262727262722232427252726
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