Broadstairs surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 BST
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Broadstairs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Broadstairs sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Broadstairs today?

The current surf forecast for Broadstairs at 3PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)888898888888889101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111123366221111224333322
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
3.22
8:11AM
3.15
9:02PM
3.21
9:24AM
3.29
10:10PM
3.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
1.24
2:45AM
1.45
3:28PM
1.16
4:12AM
1.34
4:43PM
0.90
5:12AM
1.13
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:31-------6:33
Sunset---7:07-------7:05-------7:02----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------221--------------
Temp. °C151819171614141415161717171717181820201918181918
Feels °C (?)6101211119912991112131313141416161716161817
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for South Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Broadstairs (fresh winds from the W at Manston 6 km from Broadstairs). No surfable waves

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Offshore
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