Ramsgate, UK

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Ramsgate aerial image — Ramsgate, the nearest town. Photo: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ramsgate

Ramsgate is a town in Kent, United Kingdom. From Ramsgate you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is The Wall, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is SEN, 57 km away.

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Staying in Ramsgate

36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SEN, 57 km, LCY, 97 km, OST, 102 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Ramsgate.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Ramsgate each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Ramsgate too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Kingsdown16.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Kingsdown

4 ft63 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

4 ft99 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kingsdown, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, poor	4 ft5 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	2 ft3 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 22 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	99kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	12°C

The Wall0.3 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft51 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

4 ft57 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Wall, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, poor	3 ft5 smushy	51kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	3 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	2 ft3 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	4 ft5 smushy	57kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	12°C

Broadstairs3.2 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Broadstairs

3 ft61 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

4 ft71 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Broadstairs, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	12, poor	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	4 ft5 smushy	71kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	12°C

Broadstairs - Viking Bay3.3 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Broadstairs

3 ft61 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

4 ft71 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Broadstairs - Viking Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	12, poor	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	4 ft5 smushy	71kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	12°C

Stonners4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Broadstairs

3 ft61 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

4 ft71 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stonners, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	12, poor	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	4 ft5 smushy	71kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	12°C

Joss Bay5.6 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Broadstairs, 3 km

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Joss Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 smushy	40kJ	wind from the north-east, 20 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	3 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft3 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	1 ft5 smushy	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	12°C

Undercliff1.2 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft41 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Undercliff, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	1, too small	2 ft3 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	1, too small	1 ft5 smushy	2kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ramsgate, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Ramsgate

Jah JahCaribbean · in the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jun 2026
BaithakIndian · 0.1 km from the centre
Delphi Greek RestaurantGreek · 0.1 km from the centre
Eddie GilbertsSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Harbour Fish BarFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centre
Il TricoloreItalian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jan 2025

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits