
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 5 | E 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | E 3 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:13PM2.33m | 4:18AM0.38m | 10:58AM2.06m | 4:57PM0.65m | 10:46PM2.23m | 5:09AM0.47m | 11:26AM1.94m | 5:49PM0.77m | 11:18PM2.08m | 6:03AM0.61m | 11:55AM1.80m | 6:43PM0.91m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.29m | 6:15AM0.07m | 3:12PM0.43m | 6:31PM0.49m | 3:41AM0.34m | 6:59AM0.24m | 3:49PM0.50m | 7:15PM0.66m | 4:16AM0.42m | 7:43AM0.46m | 4:24PM0.59m | 7:59PM0.85m | ||||||||||||
— | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
13 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | — | W 8 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — |
9 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 24 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 496 | 548 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 491 | 159 | 182 | 190 | 314 | 245 | 224 | 224 | 404 | 333 | 333 | 341 | 341 | 491 | 546 | 554 | 440 |
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