
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 8PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | S 12 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | ESE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:41AM2.11m | 3:20PM0.53m | 9:33PM2.36m | 3:28AM0.33m | 10:25AM2.12m | 4:08PM0.57m | 10:13PM2.33m | 4:18AM0.38m | 10:58AM2.06m | 4:57PM0.65m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.38m | 5:02PM0.30m | 2:26AM0.28m | 5:30AM-0.02m | 2:34PM0.39m | 5:47PM0.36m | 3:04AM0.29m | 6:15AM0.07m | 3:12PM0.43m | 6:31PM0.49m | |||||||||||
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | ESE 4 | W 5 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | SW 5 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 3 |
32 | 25 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 371 | 371 | 380 | 122 | 144 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 1243 | 496 | 493 | 485 | 491 | 565 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | ||
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