Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ramsgate today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ramsgate at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ramsgate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | W 6 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 75 | 112 | 145 | 65 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:46PM4.27m | 5:21AM3.98m | 5:41PM4.06m | 6:20AM3.81m | 6:46PM3.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.87m | 11:31PM0.63m | 11:45AM1.03m | 00:18AM0.85m | 12:38PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | NE 5 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | — | SW 6 | N 6 | W 6 | NNW 4 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 5 | N 5 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | NE 8 | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 75 | 112 | 145 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 17 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 550 | 1006 | 683 | 550 | 466 | 527 | 387 | 466 | 320 | 325 | 451 | 369 | 179 | 150 | 150 | 164 | 164 | 238 | 305 | 305 | 261 |
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