
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 2AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.03m | 00:28AM1.72m | 7:57AM0.88m | 1:11PM1.52m | 8:45PM1.09m | 1:11AM1.54m | 2:13PM1.44m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 802 | 799 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 314 | 440 | 810 | 404 | 404 | 341 | 144 | 158 | 182 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 190 |
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