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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 May) | - | - |
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 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | |
0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 82 | 102 | 80 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:05AM4.24m | 2:21PM4.16m | 2:42AM4.06m | 2:57PM4.01m | 3:21AM3.83m | 3:38PM3.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.75m | 9:13PM0.71m | 9:31AM0.93m | 9:51PM0.86m | 10:08AM1.11m | 10:34PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:27 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 74 | 96 | 68 | 42 | 38 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 82 | 102 | 80 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 534 | 546 | 547 | 551 | 549 | 451 | 564 | 451 | 564 | 533 | 683 | 572 | 534 | 376 | 376 | 345 | 72 | 72 | 261 | 261 | 677 | 613 | 568 | 301 |
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