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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 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
13.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ramsgate today?
The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 5PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
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 Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | WSW 6 | N 4 | W 6 | |
0 | 3 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:28AM3.55m | 8:42PM3.77m | 9:23AM3.86m | 9:36PM4.04m | 10:12AM4.18m | 10:25PM4.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM1.39m | 3:38AM0.88m | 4:09PM1.16m | 4:35AM0.62m | 5:04PM0.89m | 5:27AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | 8:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NNW 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 7 | — | W 6 |
 kJ | 45 | 43 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | SW 7 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 9 | 14 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 150 | 325 | 339 | 150 | 348 | 348 | 780 | 788 | 821 | 821 | 531 | 531 | 387 | 387 | 202 | 202 | 531 | 451 | 298 | 198 | 395 | 308 |
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