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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ramsgate today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 7AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (28 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Ramsgate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | NE 5 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | NE 6 | NE 5 | N 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | ENE 3 | |
78 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:13AM3.85m | 10:26PM3.94m | 10:53AM3.97m | 11:09PM4.04m | 11:31AM4.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM0.85m | 5:13PM1.07m | 5:33AM0.81m | 5:55PM0.93m | 6:14AM0.77m | 6:34PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | NE 5 | N 5 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 50 | 38 | 42 | 28 | 33 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | S 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 78 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 273 | 273 | 355 | 355 | 500 | 501 | 500 | 396 | 457 | 500 | 500 | 475 | 460 | 298 | 377 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 273 | 298 | 425 | 378 | 364 |
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