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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
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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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ramsgate today?
The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 11AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ramsgate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 8 | SW 5 | N 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | |
23 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 104 | 71 | 72 | 53 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:26PM4.78m | 00:46AM4.89m | 1:11PM4.79m | 1:34AM4.84m | 1:56PM4.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.09m | 7:26PM0.24m | 7:51AM0.10m | 8:13PM0.17m | 8:38AM0.22m | 9:00PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | 8:45 | |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | SW 4 | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | SE 4 | E 4 | — | N 8 |
8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
23 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 104 | 71 | 72 | 53 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 150 | 238 | 238 | 281 | 281 | 228 | 282 | 282 | 378 | 397 | 446 | 446 | 282 | 198 | 668 | 739 | 763 | 745 | 732 | 702 | 282 | 282 | 388 |
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