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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 21 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
24.6° 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 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.7
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)12121212121211101010121212121111676613161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54344042640546149739427020416016112512897858416125514614318659612801354
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
15
E
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
1.68
5:31AM
1.80
5:46PM
1.59
6:05AM
1.66
6:21PM
1.45
6:42AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
-0.04
11:15PM
-0.03
11:42AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.07
12:17PM
0.17
12:25AM
0.23
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset--6:13-------6:10-------6:09-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
121-------------2-11----
Temp. °C212020212121212125252523232323232425232222222121
Feels °C (?)212122222121212125242725262522222122222223232121
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