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Ringstead Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | |
42 | 38 | 25 | 48 | 21 | 31 | 42 | 44 | 25 | 20 | 34 | 49 | 69 | 79 | 51 | 46 | 51 | 99 | 223 | 188 | 239 | 331 | 370 | 296 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:42AM0.50m | 7:44AM2.17m | 2:13PM0.45m | 8:03PM2.31m | 2:28AM0.43m | 8:34AM2.14m | 3:01PM0.47m | 8:48PM2.29m | 3:15AM0.42m | 9:26AM2.05m | 3:51PM0.55m | 9:35PM2.21m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.41m | 3:38AM0.20m | 12:46PM0.32m | 3:54PM0.24m | 1:14AM0.34m | 4:22AM0.14m | 1:31PM0.32m | 4:38PM0.28m | 1:59AM0.33m | 5:06AM0.15m | 2:14PM0.38m | 5:22PM0.40m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 15 | W 15 | SE 5 | W 18 |
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 60 | 17 | 44 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 15 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 19 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 38 | — | 48 | 21 | 31 | 42 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 34 | 49 | 69 | 79 | 51 | 46 | 51 | 99 | 223 | 188 | 239 | 331 | 370 | 296 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 113 | 113 | 306 | 351 | 380 | 380 | 59 | 286 | 235 | 156 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 106 | 121 | 176 | 587 | 593 | 583 | 610 | 351 | 345 | 207 |
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