Ringstead Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 22 May 2026 BST
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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
12.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
58
65
71
117
117
119
117
110
104
67
67
65
65
64
63
44
35
33
32
21
20
20
0
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
0
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13PM1.91m
5:53AM0.64m
12:09PM1.60m
6:49PM0.94m
00:04AM1.77m
6:57AM0.73m
1:04PM1.49m
7:53PM1.04m
00:59AM1.65m
8:02AM0.78m
2:10PM1.44m
8:52PM1.08m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.54m
7:37AM0.52m
4:27PM0.71m
7:55PM0.91m
5:10AM0.63m
8:41AM0.64m
5:21PM0.81m
9:06PM1.01m
6:08AM0.67m
9:48AM0.69m
6:23PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
9:01
1
Temp °C
17
17
15
17
17
19
19
19
20
15
17
17
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
20
23
24
23
24
15
16
14
15
15
17
19
18
20
14
16
16
21
22
21
19
17
17
18
20
23
25
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
53
58
65
71
117
117
119
117
110
104
67
67
65
65
64
63
44
35
33
32
21
20
20
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
5
8
10
10
3
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
60
116
104
104
101
101
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
113
16
16
16
59
101
115
115
115
115
115
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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