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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 Sunday 10 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rame Head today?
The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
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 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | |
184 | 118 | 140 | 125 | 113 | 578 | 967 | 900 | 689 | 377 | 237 | 362 | 669 | 1370 | 2486 | 2034 | 1556 | 1680 | 1667 | 1214 | 1077 | 718 | 4095 | 4463 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:00PM1.16m | 11:26AM1.10m | 00:07AM1.30m | 12:32PM1.21m | 00:56AM1.45m | 1:21PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.59m | 5:21AM0.62m | 5:31PM0.52m | 6:28AM0.48m | 6:30PM0.41m | 7:17AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
11 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
 kJ | 160 | 118 | 140 | 125 | 113 | 578 | 967 | 900 | 689 | 377 | 237 | 362 | 669 | 1370 | 2486 | 2034 | 1556 | 1680 | 1667 | 1214 | 1077 | 718 | 1501 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 184 | 104 | 75 | 46 | 57 | 60 | 43 | 59 | 39 | 38 | 54 | 36 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 356 | 249 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 277 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 3 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 30 | 29 | 64 | 17 | 58 | 59 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 9 | W 5 | W 5 | — | ENE 2 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 52 | 54 | 90 | 599 | 67 | 15 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 24 | 17 | 2 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4095 | 4463 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 170 | 33 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 162 | 3 | 59 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 425 |
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