Ramsgate (The Wall) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Ramsgate (The Wall). Straight up, I’ve got to be honest with you – the next sixteen days are looking pretty bleak. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions, so don’t go getting your hopes up for any proper sessions. There’s a massive gap here with basically nothing worth paddling out for.

Right from Tuesday morning the 25th of August, it’s a no-go. We’ve got a fresh cross-shore wind at 19 mph whipping up a lumpy cross-chop and no real swell to speak of. That theme sticks around for days. Wednesday morning the 26th sees a tiny 2 ft southerly swell with a period of only 3 seconds, blown on by a 16 mph southerly – messy and weak. The energy is a paltry 6, so don’t bother.

Thursday the 27th is a write-off with no swell and a risk of thunderstorms. Friday the 28th offers a glimpse of 3 ft from the southwest, but the period is a short 4 seconds, and the wind is a moderate cross-shore. The energy sits at 36 – still not enough to get excited about. Saturday the 29th afternoon actually pushes the swell up to 6 ft from the south-southwest, and the combined energy jumps to 241 – that’s moderate energy. But the wind is a fresh cross-shore making it lumpy. It’s surfable for an expert maybe, but it won’t be pretty. That’s the biggest size we see, but the quality is terrible.

We get a stretch from Sunday the 30th right through to the end of the first week of September where everything stays poor. Winds are often strong, gusting to 28 mph, keeping the surface messy. Even when the wind turns cross-offshore on Monday the 31st of August, cleaning things up a bit, the swell is only 3 ft to 4 ft with a short period – too weak to make the most of the glassy conditions.

Heading into the second week, it’s more of the same. Tuesday the 1st of September afternoon sees another 6 ft south-southwest swell with 223 energy, but again it’s thrashed by a 28 mph cross-shore wind. Thursday the 3rd of September morning has clean cross-offshore winds, but the swell is only 1 ft. We see a bit of offshore wind on Tuesday morning the 8th of September – a light north wind at 12 mph – but with only 2 ft of weak south swell and 11 energy, it’s barely a ripple.

Honestly, this whole period is a dud. There’s no standout, no hidden gem. The break itself is sheltered and inconsistent, and with crowds always a factor here, it’s not worth fighting for these scraps. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, but that’s small comfort.

If you’re really desperate, keep an eye on those few moments of cleaner wind, but don’t hold your breath. It’s one of those blank runs that just happens sometimes around here.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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