Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 13 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
7.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ramsgate today?

The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 3PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.2
ESE
0.3
S
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)4555445541042345555565666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17456444291674221112064376784991841132106456
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
40
S
40
SSE
50
SSE
60
S
50
WSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
3.46
7:24PM
3.34
7:47AM
3.41
8:20PM
3.39
8:44AM
3.46
9:12PM
3.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
1.39
1:49AM
1.58
2:36PM
1.45
3:16AM
1.50
3:50PM
1.36
4:21AM
1.31
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise7:54-------7:52-------7:52-------
Sunset--4:10-------4:13-------4:14-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-2123331---1--1--14231--
Temp. °C10109996555567999888899867
Feels °C (?)54234-1022322422221-11-1-5-60
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