
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
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89 | 68 | 66 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 62 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 | 45 | 27 | 26 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19AM0.61m | 7:27AM2.19m | 1:41PM0.74m | 7:38PM2.38m | 1:56AM0.54m | 8:00AM2.32m | 2:18PM0.66m | 8:12PM2.46m | 2:36AM0.51m | 8:29AM2.39m | 2:59PM0.61m | 8:43PM2.46m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.43m | 12:07PM0.58m | 3:22PM0.54m | 00:33AM0.43m | 3:41AM0.31m | 12:46PM0.48m | 4:01PM0.42m | 1:10AM0.36m | 4:19AM0.27m | 1:24PM0.42m | 4:39PM0.37m | ||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
89 | 68 | 66 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 | 45 | 27 | 26 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | WSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 2 |
4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 28 | 62 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 36 | 115 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 118 | 121 | 471 | 418 | 201 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 118 | 118 |
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