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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 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
13.3° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (23 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Ramsgate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 10 | ENE 3 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | |
2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:34PM3.87m | 6:30AM3.59m | 6:43PM3.74m | 7:39AM3.55m | 7:50PM3.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM1.20m | 00:42AM0.74m | 1:09PM1.37m | 1:48AM0.85m | 2:18PM1.42m | 2:55AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | 8:52 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ENE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | E 3 |
 kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 273 | 273 | 298 |
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