Surf Forecasts:
Ramsgate (The Wall) surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSW swell with 107 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ramsgate (The Wall) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ramsgate (The Wall) in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ramsgate (The Wall) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me be straight with you. It’s been a tough stretch and it’s gonna stay tough for a while. For Ramsgate (The Wall), there’s nothing worth paddling out for across this whole 16-day window. Every single reading comes back as poor surf conditions, and that’s the reality we’re dealing with.
The first recommendation doesn’t show up until Friday the 4th of September, but even then it’s a letdown. That Friday morning you’ve got 5ft of short-period SW windswell, period just 6 seconds, combined energy sitting at a weak 156. Wind is howling from the WSW at 28 mph, cross-shore and messy, ripping the surface apart. The water is 68° and that’s a full 5° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, feels like a warm bath out there, but with that wind it’s not helping. That afternoon the size drops to 2ft but the wind swings cross-off and the sea cleans up a little – still, too small and weak to bother.
Saturday the 5th is a write-off: 0.3ft waves, glassy conditions in the afternoon with a puff of offshore breeze from the S at 6 mph, but there’s nothing to ride. Sunday and Monday follow the same pattern – tiny scraps and onshore junk. Through the middle of the week it’s flat. Then by Thursday the 10th we see a jump in energy: 4ft from the SSW in the afternoon, period 6 seconds, combined energy hitting 107 – that’s moderate energy on paper, but with a strong cross-onshore wind at 25 mph and messy conditions, it’s a total no-go. Kite surfers might have a laugh in that blow, but for a paddle surfer it’s hopeless.
After that it’s a long, flat gap. From Friday the 11th right through to Tuesday the 15th, the swell is barely a ripple. A few glassy moments on Saturday afternoon the 12th – NE breeze at 3 mph, dead calm – but the wave height is 0.3ft. Beautiful surface, nothing underneath. On Wednesday the 16th we get a little pulse: 2ft in the morning, building to 3ft by the afternoon, period still short at 5 seconds, combined energy 45. Wind goes offshore from the NW at 9 mph, so it’ll be clean, but the swell is weak and inconsistent. Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th are more of the same – small, clean, but nothing that’ll get your heart racing. You’d be fighting for knee-high dribblers.
From Saturday the 19th onward it fades back to flat. That’s the whole window – a long stretch of nothing with a couple of small clean windows but no real swell to back them up. For The Wall, this kind of blank run is more normal for the area. It can change, but right now, leave the board at home.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 107 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:15PM4.03m | 5:50AM3.73m | 6:24PM3.74m | 7:04AM3.55m | 7:46PM3.60m | 8:23AM3.57m | 9:05PM3.67m | 9:34AM3.78m | 10:12PM3.89m | 10:32AM4.09m | 11:07PM4.16m | 11:22AM4.40m | 11:55PM4.39m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.97m | 11:56PM1.01m | 12:20PM1.21m | 1:09AM1.29m | 1:54PM1.34m | 2:55AM1.38m | 3:42PM1.19m | 4:24AM1.20m | 4:56PM0.82m | 5:25AM0.92m | 5:51PM0.42m | 6:14AM0.65m | 6:37PM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNW 3 | NE 8 | N 6 | S 3 | NE 7 | SSW 4 | N 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 9 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | — | NE 8 | N 8 | N 9 | E 3 | W 6 | NE 6 | — | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | W 5 | W 5 | N 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | — | SE 3 | WNW 3 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 156 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 107 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 466 | 194 | 377 | 129 | 164 | 261 | 355 | 396 | 387 | 426 | 425 | 593 | 468 | 466 | 550 | 227 | 150 | 426 | 426 | 531 |
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