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Rame Head Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Rame Head surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 25 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rame Head today?
The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rame Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | |
74 | 74 | 84 | 121 | 459 | 397 | 339 | 261 | 118 | 35 | 61 | 29 | 31 | 53 | 43 | 63 | 57 | 38 | 36 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 68 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.33m | 12:49PM1.18m | 1:09AM1.39m | 1:35PM1.25m | 1:49AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.50m | 6:49AM0.48m | 6:44PM0.46m | 7:32AM0.40m | 7:30PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 74 | 74 | 37 | 45 | 459 | 397 | 339 | 261 | 45 | 35 | 37 | 29 | 31 | 53 | 43 | 63 | 57 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 30 | 159 | 24 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | ENE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 62 | 74 | 54 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 44 | 118 | 84 | 61 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 24 | 68 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | E 9 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 19 | ENE 5 | SW 18 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 15 | 104 | 121 | 54 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 31 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 92 | 9 | 152 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 33 | 84 | 92 | 90 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 20 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 268 | 268 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 268 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 286 | 207 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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