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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 07 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
12.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (08 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | |
19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:38PM3.85m | 4:06AM3.59m | 4:24PM3.68m | 4:59AM3.39m | 5:21PM3.54m | 6:07AM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM1.02m | 10:49AM1.29m | 11:23PM1.16m | 11:38AM1.44m | 00:20AM1.24m | 12:38PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 66 | 100 | 119 | 136 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 613 | 677 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 282 | 282 | 461 | 461 | 452 | 452 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 452 | 443 | 530 | 494 | 482 | 412 | 450 | 224 |
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