Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 8AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, strong winds from the E by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | S 13 | S 15 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.38m | 2:25PM1.39m | 7:53PM1.08m | 00:17AM1.23m | 3:13AM1.28m | 8:04AM1.05m | 12:33PM1.28m | 4:02PM1.48m | 00:24AM1.11m | 4:38AM1.38m | 12:46PM1.19m | 5:07PM1.66m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.87m | 6:11PM1.04m | 9:04PM1.06m | 1:14AM1.23m | 6:28AM1.02m | 8:58AM1.04m | 1:05PM1.27m | 9:51PM0.94m | 1:35AM1.08m | 9:53AM0.95m | 1:39PM1.18m | |||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 9 | ESE 3 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 10 | — | W 9 | S 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 12 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 15 | W 10 | W 10 | S 15 | W 5 | W 10 | W 5 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 98 | 175 | 266 | 349 | 396 | 356 | 309 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 119 | 129 | 144 | 144 | 197 | 332 | 191 | 159 | 144 | 159 | 190 | 159 | 182 | 144 | 159 | 159 | 237 | 371 | 528 | 528 | 304 | 314 | 335 |
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