Ringstead Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 3AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)1212121211111111111010101010101010101010101094
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3613252732312151541211491287371403939252509999930
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
2.32
2:07AM
0.48
8:09AM
2.35
2:31PM
0.38
8:28PM
2.37
2:51AM
0.43
8:49AM
2.31
3:18PM
0.41
9:05PM
2.34
3:37AM
0.44
9:29AM
2.19
4:07PM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
0.35
3:59AM
0.16
1:09PM
0.25
4:17PM
0.11
1:29AM
0.29
4:40AM
0.13
1:49PM
0.25
4:57PM
0.19
2:10AM
0.29
5:22AM
0.20
2:28PM
0.32
5:38PM
0.35
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:09-------6:07-------6:05----
Sunset-------8:07-------8:08-------8:10
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C10109891213111099891112121110989101010
Feels °C (?)7865588765545810986554567
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