Ramsgate (The Wall) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get real. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for waves around here. I've been checking the charts, and there just isn't any real swell on the horizon for a long while. We're in for a stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions, so if you're hoping for a wave, you'll need to be patient.

Right now and for the next few days, it's all about onshore winds and tiny, short-period junk. Tuesday morning is cross-shore with a weak 2ft SW windswell, and the energy is negligible at 6. It's lumpy and cross-chop, not worth the effort. The wind backs off a little in the afternoon, but the swell just dies. We're looking at a complete flat spell from Wednesday morning through to Friday morning, with nothing but clean but empty water. It's a real bummer.

Friday afternoon sees a tiny pulse of 2ft at 4 seconds, but the energy is still weak (12). The wind goes light offshore and it will be clean, but there's just not enough there to push you along. Saturday is completely flat again. Sunday picks up a bit of leftover energy, with 2ft from the SW, but the period is only 4-5 seconds and the energy is still pretty weak (14-24). It's clean, but it's just mushy and weak. Monday goes flat again.

Then we hit another flat spell, with nothing from Tuesday the 15th through to Thursday the 17th in the morning. It's just dead.

Now, here's the one time we might see something. On Thursday the 17th, the afternoon sees a slightly better pulse. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the SSW with a 6-second period. The energy jumps to 55, which is still moderate but way better than anything we've seen. The wind will be a fresh cross-offshore from the north, so it could be clean. This is the standout of the whole run, but it's still not big. Ramsgate (The Wall) at this point could offer some clean, rideable little waves. It's a sheltered breakwater, so it handles the small stuff, but it is inconsistent, so you'll be waiting for sets. The water temps are about average for this time of year, so not too much of a shock.

After that, Friday the 18th has a bit of a pulse in the morning with a 6-second SW swell, but it's tiny at 0.3ft. It then goes flat again for the weekend. Then, looking further out, around Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd, we see the most interesting window. The swell builds from the ENE, reaching 3-3ft, with a period of 4-5 seconds. The energy gets into the 26-43 range. The winds are offshore from the NW, which is a huge positive. It won't be epic, but it might just be rideable. This is promising, but it's over a week away, so treat it as a "maybe." We see a similar setup on the 23rd, with a fresh offshore wind and a 3ft E swell, but again, it's a long way off.

So, honestly, there is nothing epic on the cards here. The best windows are Thursday afternoon the 17th, and the more promising one around the 21st and 22nd. With such small, weak swells, if you're a beginner, this is fine, but anyone looking for a proper wave should just go do something else. The short periods and weak energies mean the setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. It's a waiting game.

Rusty.

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