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Rame Head surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rame Head today?
The current surf forecast for Rame Head at 8AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rame Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
357 | 607 | 1527 | 1880 | 1356 | 1534 | 1336 | 2007 | 1464 | 1094 | 996 | 1564 | 3159 | 5130 | 7298 | 9187 | 2726 | 1966 | 1610 | 1312 | 1029 | 894 | 814 | 723 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:07AM1.30m | 12:32PM1.21m | 00:56AM1.45m | 1:21PM1.33m | 1:39AM1.59m | 2:04PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.48m | 6:30PM0.41m | 7:17AM0.33m | 7:17PM0.29m | 7:58AM0.19m | 8:01PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
17 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 15 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
357 | 607 | 1527 | 1880 | 1356 | 14 | 1336 | 2007 | 1464 | 1094 | 996 | 1564 | 38 | — | — | 4425 | 2726 | 1966 | 1610 | 1312 | 1029 | 894 | 814 | 723 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 |
8 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 348 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | SE 12 | — | — | S 16 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — |
23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 8 | W 3 | SSW 14 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 1534 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | 3159 | 5130 | 7298 | 9187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 425 | 425 | 612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 134 | 5 | 0 |
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