
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 10AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 64 | 62 | 75 | 1382 | 1151 | 918 | 725 | 606 | 543 | 690 | 584 | 523 | 469 | 445 | 396 | 577 | 265 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:19AM0.53m | 8:58AM2.40m | 3:42PM0.63m | 9:15PM2.38m | 4:05AM0.62m | 9:30AM2.33m | 4:28PM0.72m | 9:50PM2.21m | 4:54AM0.77m | 10:05AM2.18m | 5:16PM0.84m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.35m | 4:57AM0.31m | 2:02PM0.40m | 5:19PM0.41m | 2:22AM0.39m | 5:37AM0.45m | 2:39PM0.45m | 6:00PM0.54m | 2:57AM0.49m | 6:17AM0.66m | 3:15PM0.56m | 6:44PM0.72m | |||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 5 | W 11 | ESE 5 | W 10 | SW 6 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 10 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 70 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 725 | 606 | 543 | — | 584 | 523 | 469 | 445 | 174 | 577 | 265 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | — | W 11 | — | SW 13 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 14 |
13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 61 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 41 | 87 | 171 | — | — | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — |
28 | 42 | 70 | 64 | 47 | 48 | 64 | 62 | 75 | 1382 | 1151 | 918 | — | — | — | 690 | — | — | — | — | 396 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 101 | 122 | 782 | 799 | 237 | 490 | 227 | 180 | 53 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 82 | 88 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 82 | 27 |
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