Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 12 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
7.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Ramsgate today?

The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
NNE
0.1
W
0.4
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)555544445555555543634545
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60393219201518346749643913542201220282169
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SSW
30
SSW
15
WSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffoffcross-
off
offglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
3.38
6:45AM
3.46
7:24PM
3.34
7:47AM
3.41
8:20PM
3.39
8:44AM
3.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
1.21
12:34AM
1.52
1:15PM
1.39
1:49AM
1.58
2:36PM
1.45
3:16AM
1.50
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------7:54-------7:52-------7:52-
Sunset4:09-------4:10-------4:13-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------3-1-321---11---11
Temp. °C101010101091010910107665567997877
Feels °C (?)4555555414511222234331-1-1
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