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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ramsgate today?
The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ramsgate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NNE 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | N 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | |
0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:42AM4.68m | 11:59PM4.80m | 12:26PM4.78m | 00:46AM4.89m | 1:11PM4.79m | 1:34AM4.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.40m | 7:03AM0.09m | 7:26PM0.24m | 7:51AM0.10m | 8:13PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | 8:44 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | SSW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 8 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 15 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 162 | 150 | 164 | 150 | 164 | 164 | 150 | 164 | 238 | 281 | 213 | 261 | 282 | 218 | 378 | 364 | 404 | 404 | 282 | 273 | 446 | 739 | 739 |
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