Ringstead Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 BST
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Ringstead Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ringstead Bay sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (31 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)--
Afternoon (31 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (31 May)1ft (0.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.5
WSW
3
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
28
40
98
96
94
93
371
91
90
87
85
126
123
79
46
45
44
73
112
139
116
145
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:03PM0.71m
7:16PM2.02m
2:16AM0.70m
7:29AM1.85m
2:44PM0.75m
7:49PM2.02m
2:53AM0.68m
8:02AM1.81m
3:24PM0.80m
8:17PM2.01m
3:24AM0.66m
8:31AM1.76m
Low Tide
3:04PM0.67m
00:13AM0.48m
3:28AM0.64m
12:23PM0.44m
3:38PM0.73m
00:49AM0.46m
3:59AM0.63m
12:55PM0.47m
4:03PM0.79m
1:22AM0.47m
4:26AM0.63m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
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5:03
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:10
9:12
9:13
1
3
2
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
16
14
13
14
15
17
18
18
15
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
14
11
10
12
12
14
14
15
13
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
1.1
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
18
16
5
40
98
96
94
93
237
91
38
25
85
126
270
79
46
45
29
20
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
5
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
8
8
15
15
15
90
87
11
8
4
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
6
10
10
12
7
6
11
371
45
58
123
10
20
24
44
73
112
139
116
145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
153
82
16
16
59
82
82
286
27
33
16
16
59
27
106
106
104
104
104
121
42
42
27
286
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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