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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 24 Feb 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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rame Head today?

The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)7788888877888899887778811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1803742382802402071651151721313886872802642843062351531088160616578
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
SW
15
SW
5
SW
15
ESE
10
SW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
S
15
S
15
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
15
E
20
E
20
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
1.34
8:06PM
1.12
8:58AM
1.15
10:12PM
0.98
11:49AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
0.36
2:06PM
0.51
2:17AM
0.55
3:39PM
0.66
4:33AM
0.69
6:40PM
0.63
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---5:47-------5:48-------5:48----
Sunset------6:43-------6:42-------6:40-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1210-----------------
Temp. °C232323232425222122212023262625232221202325262524
Feels °C (?)242525242626232121191923242525252322212525262526
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