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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ramsgate today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 12AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | - | - |
| Evening (29 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Ramsgate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | NE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | NE 6 | NE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | NE 3 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:26PM3.94m | 10:53AM3.97m | 11:09PM4.04m | 11:31AM4.06m | 11:49PM4.11m | 12:09PM4.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM1.07m | 5:33AM0.81m | 5:55PM0.93m | 6:14AM0.77m | 6:34PM0.81m | 6:52AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 |
25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 3 | — | NE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — |
 kJ | 23 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 530 | 467 | 346 | 282 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 475 | 460 | 381 | 377 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 419 | 364 | 228 | 218 | 191 | 191 | 427 |
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