Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rame Head today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 3AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rame Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 368 | 343 | 268 | 306 | 302 | 252 | 266 | 329 | 357 | 419 | 539 | 410 | 963 | 661 | 650 | 593 | 601 | 549 | 561 | 585 | 598 | 544 | 555 | 492 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.36m | 2:41AM1.54m | 3:13PM1.49m | 3:30AM1.62m | 3:59PM1.61m | 4:14AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.29m | 9:00AM0.17m | 9:16PM0.19m | 9:45AM0.08m | 10:04PM0.13m | 10:26AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 368 | 178 | 164 | 210 | 232 | 252 | 266 | 194 | 188 | 141 | 377 | 300 | 617 | 661 | 650 | 593 | 601 | 549 | 561 | 585 | 598 | 544 | 555 | 492 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 127 | 343 | 229 | 268 | 302 | 251 | 194 | 33 | 3 | 15 | 97 | 180 | 55 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 15 | SW 16 | SE 11 | S 13 | SE 11 | — | SW 15 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 5 | — | 8 | 104 | 88 | 41 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 20 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 268 | 306 | — | — | — | 329 | 357 | 419 | 539 | 410 | 963 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 64 | 207 | 133 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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