Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ramsgate today?

The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 3PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.5
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
W
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
10
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
SSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
109
74
56
51
42
40
38
7
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
5
0
2
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
20
SE
20
S
30
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:27AM4.17m
11:39PM4.30m
12:03PM4.29m
00:17AM4.39m
12:37PM4.35m
00:53AM4.41m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.70m
6:44AM0.41m
7:01PM0.59m
7:18AM0.43m
7:33PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:28
5:26
5:26
5:24
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8:14
8:15
8:16
8:19
1
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
10
13
16
17
15
13
11
9
10
14
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
14
15
13
13
13
2
5
9
11
9
7
4
2
5
10
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
27
9
16
23
16
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
4
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
E
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
127
109
74
56
51
42
40
38
7
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
467
353
298
298
282
273
273
273
359
349
393
349
298
298
298
349
452
355
355
467
467
467
549
549
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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