Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 30 May 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ramsgate today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (30 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (30 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.8
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.1
W
10
0.4
SSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
35
67
18
6
2
2
0
4
12
7
4
3
2
4
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
S
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:31AM4.06m
11:49PM4.11m
12:09PM4.12m
00:28AM4.14m
12:46PM4.16m
1:06AM4.13m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.81m
6:52AM0.75m
7:11PM0.73m
7:29AM0.76m
7:47PM0.68m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:45
4:45
4:43
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:59
9:00
9:00
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
19
17
17
16
15
18
20
21
19
18
16
15
14
16
16
17
16
15
13
13
15
17
18
18
16
15
16
14
11
14
19
20
18
16
14
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
10
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
25
37
18
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.2
E
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.8
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
5
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
35
67
51
1
4
12
7
4
3
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
362
387
427
191
241
228
218
191
198
427
250
238
191
191
120
160
194
194
194
198
198
282
282
427
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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