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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rame Head today?

The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212881212121312121414141313131313141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4521849574190230264341320325332342323313304304304309286282269261206209
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
0
ESE
5
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NNW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
5
E
0
SE
0
NE
10
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossonglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
1.03
11:41AM
1.21
12:47AM
1.09
1:20PM
1.29
2:03AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
0.59
4:41AM
0.59
6:27PM
0.56
6:47AM
0.55
7:50PM
0.43
8:06AM
0.41
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:24-------5:24--
Sunset7:07-------7:06-------7:06-------
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
231----------1111---1---
Temp. °C232322222223242323222222222223232323232323232626
Feels °C (?)252624242626262526252423242325252526262728272827
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