Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ramsgate today?

The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 12AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (19 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Ramsgate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.1
W
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
SW
1.6
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)337333334444444444454656
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221122244591522171522242236713845147134
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
4.13
11:46AM
4.02
12:02AM
4.33
12:26PM
4.15
12:40AM
4.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
0.83
6:35AM
0.58
6:48PM
0.69
7:13AM
0.39
7:24PM
0.60
7:49AM
0.26
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------7:48-------7:48-------7:47-
Sunset4:19-------4:20-------4:22-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------32-
Temp. °C10111089991010101010998999898877
Feels °C (?)6853554665543323320200-20
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