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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 15 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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ramsgate today?
The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
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 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 |
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 kJ (?) | 117 | 126 | 159 | 109 | 84 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 74 | 65 | 50 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:38AM 3.59 | 8:16PM 3.57 | 8:30AM 3.65 | 9:01PM 3.68 | 9:18AM 3.75 | 9:43PM 3.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:02AM 1.49 | 2:35PM 1.14 | 3:05AM 1.38 | 3:31PM 1.11 | 3:58AM 1.23 | 4:21PM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:45 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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