Ramsgate - Pegwell Bay (Beach) (Kent) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Overcast.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Ramsgate - Pegwell Bay (Beach)

    Today (18 December 2025)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    24
    SW
    20
    SW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    47
    41
    32
    30
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    27
    24
    20
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    WSW
    14
    W
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    28
    27
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    18
    16
    14
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    88%
    86%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    14
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    9
    10
    12
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    84%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    12
    E
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    10
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    18
    20
    23
    23
    24
    25
    27
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    83%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    12
    13
    15
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    NE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    29
    32
    32
    31
    31
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Ramsgate tidal station which is 0.5 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy, wet and windy.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Winds gradually easing through the evening, as rain becomes patchy before eventually clearing toward midnight. Becoming dry with clear spells through the early hours, but remaining breezy. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Friday:

    A dry, chilly and breezy start to the day. Long sunny spells throughout, feeling less cold as winds ease later. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Bright and breezy Saturday, with sunny spells, turning cloudy later in the west. Cloudy Sunday, with outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy. Drier but cloudy Monday.

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