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Ramsgate surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 9 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 8 | NE 4 | W 8 | |
2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:50PM3.67m | 6:45AM3.51m | 7:08PM3.56m | 8:07AM3.47m | 8:22PM3.62m | 9:13AM3.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM1.01m | 1:39PM1.48m | 2:23AM1.04m | 3:04PM1.47m | 3:40AM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | W 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | NNE 7 | W 8 | NNE 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 7 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 437 | 353 | 282 | 238 | 190 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 258 | 298 | 198 | 198 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 213 | 355 | 376 | 384 | 376 | 72 | 129 | 150 |
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