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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
12.6° 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 10PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| 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 Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | |
19 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 70 | 122 | 135 | 58 | 33 | 28 | 44 | 69 | 77 | 68 | 77 | 59 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:11PM4.79m | 1:34AM4.84m | 1:56PM4.69m | 2:23AM4.66m | 2:44PM4.52m | 3:16AM4.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.17m | 8:38AM0.22m | 9:00PM0.18m | 9:27AM0.42m | 9:50PM0.27m | 10:16AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | — | — | W 14 | — | — | SW 6 | W 5 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 70 | 122 | 135 | 58 | 33 | 28 | 44 | 69 | 77 | 68 | 77 | 59 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 198 | 282 | 625 | 739 | 668 | 668 | 593 | 194 | 346 | 346 | 377 | 570 | 453 | 466 | 590 | 357 | 194 | 160 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 160 | 167 |
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