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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 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
12.5° 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 4AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ramsgate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 53 | 119 | 91 | 46 | 40 | 33 | 49 | 67 | 69 | 81 | 62 | 40 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:46AM4.89m | 1:11PM4.79m | 1:34AM4.84m | 1:56PM4.69m | 2:23AM4.66m | 2:44PM4.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM0.10m | 8:13PM0.17m | 8:38AM0.22m | 9:00PM0.18m | 9:27AM0.42m | 9:50PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 53 | 119 | 91 | 46 | 40 | 33 | 49 | 67 | 69 | 81 | 62 | 40 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 282 | 276 | 393 | 446 | 282 | 273 | 273 | 506 | 668 | 404 | 745 | 594 | 395 | 346 | 346 | 194 | 450 | 257 | 257 | 194 | 257 | 194 | 160 |
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