Ringstead Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.63° N 2.34° W

Ringstead Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ringstead Bay sea temperature is
20.5° C
3.7° 

Ringstead Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 4PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
S
13
0.4
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
44
66
97
84
64
64
61
98
123
93
49
8
30
14
9
9
9
3
8
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM1.75m
7:02PM1.04m
11:41PM1.74m
7:23AM1.02m
12:07PM1.60m
7:58PM1.13m
00:09AM1.55m
12:42PM1.47m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.80m
4:16PM0.65m
7:56PM1.02m
4:29AM0.64m
8:15AM1.00m
4:41PM0.76m
8:16PM1.13m
4:54AM0.75m
5:14PM0.89m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
20
21
20
17
16
15
15
17
18
20
19
15
13
11
11
16
18
17
18
16
Feels °C
16
17
17
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
15
14
12
11
8
8
13
17
13
15
13
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