
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 4PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 10 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:29PM1.65m | 7:39PM1.03m | 00:28AM1.72m | 7:57AM0.88m | 1:11PM1.52m | 8:45PM1.09m | 1:11AM1.54m | 2:13PM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.67m | 4:59PM0.69m | 8:42PM1.00m | 5:24AM0.62m | 9:07AM0.85m | 5:38PM0.79m | 9:11PM1.09m | 6:05AM0.72m | 6:29PM0.89m | ||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | ESE 3 |
— | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 554 | 802 | 802 | 799 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 458 | 440 | 810 | 622 | 190 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 190 | 245 | 245 | 810 | 360 |
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