- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 13 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
13.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ramsgate today?
The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 5AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | - | - |
| Evening (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ramsgate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SW 4 | NNE 4 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | |
6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:23AM3.86m | 9:36PM4.04m | 10:12AM4.18m | 10:25PM4.33m | 10:57AM4.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.88m | 4:09PM1.16m | 4:35AM0.62m | 5:04PM0.89m | 5:27AM0.37m | 5:54PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | NNW 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 5 |
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | N 4 | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 42 | 32 | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 281 | 238 | 438 | 780 | 822 | 435 | 438 | 531 | 387 | 261 | 1013 | 217 | 108 | 451 | 217 | 342 | 393 | 473 | 528 | 298 | 451 | 451 | 60 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ramsgate surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest