Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 7PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 6 | NE 5 | E 5 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 49 | 46 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:58AM1.71m | 6:34PM1.18m | 11:28PM1.43m | 7:28AM1.36m | 11:42AM1.59m | 6:44PM1.17m | 1:34AM1.34m | 7:41AM1.30m | 2:07PM1.56m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM1.34m | 3:53PM0.89m | 7:55PM1.14m | 3:53AM0.92m | 7:42AM1.36m | 4:35PM1.04m | 8:33PM1.11m | 4:33AM1.09m | 8:04AM1.30m | 9:01PM1.03m | |||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 6 | W 10 | NNE 4 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 5 | — | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | W 8 | — | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | N 3 | E 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 51 | 98 | 59 | 36 | 55 | 48 | 69 | 76 | 43 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 214 | 230 | 229 | 212 | 198 | 121 | 125 | 116 | 124 | 115 | 101 | 115 | 101 | 60 | 16 | 113 | 33 | 189 | 169 | 122 |
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