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Ringstead Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 5AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 24s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.8
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
1.1
WSW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)1312676781818181717161616161616161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82169232248300104213928306076004144073143062583715966696441441868833245189
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
30
S
50
S
40
S
40
NW
30
W
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
1.69
12:10PM
1.09
4:27PM
1.58
4:56AM
1.83
12:22PM
0.97
5:18PM
1.67
12:56AM
1.04
5:41AM
1.96
12:42PM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.91
9:23AM
0.94
12:39PM
1.09
9:29PM
0.86
10:08AM
0.83
1:25PM
0.95
10:11PM
0.80
1:25AM
1.04
10:48AM
0.74
1:59PM
0.81
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----8:03-------8:03-------8:03---
Sunset------4:31-------4:34-------4:35-
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-119944--1121----1-----
Temp. °C99109910968888899888888998
Feels °C (?)2334300-31222234444444555
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