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Ringstead Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | S 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 110 | 141 | 171 | 152 | 104 | 83 | 71 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:44AM0.84m | 3:40PM1.55m | 10:59PM1.04m | 4:03AM1.73m | 11:19AM0.75m | 4:45PM1.75m | 11:36PM0.90m | 5:06AM1.88m | 11:59AM0.65m | 5:42PM1.95m | 00:16AM0.75m | 6:03AM2.02m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.73m | 11:50AM0.82m | 8:50PM0.87m | 00:28AM0.96m | 9:29AM0.62m | 12:46PM0.67m | 9:47PM0.74m | 1:19AM0.75m | 10:20AM0.51m | 1:36PM0.52m | 10:42PM0.62m | 2:06AM0.54m | ||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | 8:50 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | W 7 | WSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 37 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 110 | 141 | 171 | 152 | 104 | 83 | 71 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 341 | 341 | 360 | 411 | 420 | 351 | 425 | 425 | 823 | 1009 | 1010 | 819 | 333 | 333 | 113 | 113 | 59 | 59 | 333 | 334 | 115 | 115 | 158 | 130 |
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