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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ramsgate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ramsgate sea temperature is
11.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ramsgate today?
The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 9AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ramsgate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 37 | 39 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 75 | 148 | 229 | 245 | 212 | 181 | 239 | 293 | 420 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:30AM 3.65 | 9:01PM 3.68 | 9:18AM 3.75 | 9:43PM 3.80 | 10:01AM 3.86 | 10:23PM 3.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:05AM 1.38 | 3:31PM 1.11 | 3:58AM 1.23 | 4:21PM 1.03 | 4:44AM 1.07 | 5:05PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:45 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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