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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ramsgate today?
The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 9PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (21 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ramsgate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | W 9 | W 9 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 3:35PM4.30m | 4:13AM4.06m | 4:31PM4.07m | 5:18AM3.77m | 5:34PM3.87m | 6:30AM3.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.42m | 11:09AM0.96m | 11:40PM0.59m | 12:06PM1.20m | 00:42AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | W 5 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 167 | 298 | 217 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 273 | 273 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 217 | 228 | 191 | 198 | 268 | 198 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 217 | 298 |
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