Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ramsgate today?

The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 7AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.4
SSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)4141434444377121273711711410101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64457111252113310121212222
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
SSW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43PM
4.66
12:11PM
4.72
12:25AM
4.89
12:52PM
4.87
1:08AM
5.01
1:33PM
4.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
0.02
7:07PM
0.30
7:27AM
-0.11
7:47PM
0.17
8:08AM
-0.10
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---5:56-------5:52-------5:50----
Sunset-------7:52-------7:53-------7:55
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121313121213141313121211111313141210878999
Feels °C (?)81010888999898811111285323443
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