
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | W 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 59 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:44PM1.03m | 6:24PM1.85m | 1:42AM0.83m | 6:49AM1.66m | 2:08PM0.95m | 7:08PM1.97m | 2:04AM0.72m | 7:36AM1.75m | 2:30PM0.87m | 7:49PM2.07m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM1.01m | 11:33PM0.64m | 2:59AM0.78m | 11:38AM0.66m | 3:05PM0.93m | 00:13AM0.57m | 3:28AM0.65m | 12:16PM0.61m | 3:35PM0.83m | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
— | — | 35 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
22 | 59 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 25 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 306 | 0 | 122 | 115 | 115 | 132 | 128 | 119 | 115 | 158 | 190 | 190 | 226 | 226 | 245 | 306 | 306 | 235 |
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