
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 2 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.82m | 7:48AM0.95m | 12:23PM1.70m | 8:16PM1.13m | 00:44AM1.65m | 8:59AM1.03m | 1:19PM1.61m | 9:08PM1.12m | 1:50AM1.50m | 10:01AM1.02m | 2:36PM1.57m | 9:55PM1.01m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.64m | 8:36AM0.94m | 5:12PM0.77m | 9:20PM1.11m | 5:49AM0.73m | 9:33AM1.03m | 6:17PM0.88m | 10:32PM1.07m | 7:05AM0.83m | 10:36AM1.02m | 8:03PM0.95m | |||||||||||||
— | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
52 | 51 | 30 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | NW 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | SW 2 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
77 | 2 | — | 21 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 113 | 201 | 245 | 227 | 404 | 449 | 310 | 356 | 310 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 418 | 393 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 528 | 569 | 245 | 224 | 224 | 224 |
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