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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 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
23.5° 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 12AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (13 May)15ft (4.5m)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 Tue night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
6
9
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
16
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1332
965
1654
1644
1338
1550
1987
3025
5652
7985
8812
2750
2303
1836
1559
651
496
496
723
639
639
693
2460
2795
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:56AM1.45m
1:21PM1.33m
1:39AM1.59m
2:04PM1.44m
2:20AM1.70m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.41m
7:17AM0.33m
7:17PM0.29m
7:58AM0.19m
8:01PM0.18m
8:38AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
5:14
Temp °C
27
26
26
24
21
21
24
20
19
18
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
16
20
20
21
20
22
21
19
20
20
16
12
12
13
12
13
13
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
16
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
14
0.4
S
12
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1332
965
1654
1644
1338
1550
1987
46
4425
2750
2303
1836
1559
651
496
496
723
639
639
639
2460
2795
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.8
SSW
18
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
S
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
14
348
13
12
9
5
46
7
1
1
417
309
255
126
237
300
693
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.4
NE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
5
14
5
6
1
5
85
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
3
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2
3025
5652
7985
8812
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
27
27
0
3
3
0
270
935
724
481
0
0
0
0
20
134
134
5
0
0
0
0
0
423
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
9
9
4
4
4
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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