Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 340 | 298 | 239 | 200 | 175 | 142 | 250 | 98 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 52 | 258 | 245 | 217 | 208 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:50PM0.69m | 9:07PM2.22m | 4:13AM0.77m | 9:23AM2.21m | 4:34PM0.80m | 9:32PM2.07m | 5:00AM0.94m | 9:46AM2.09m | 5:15PM0.93m | 9:57PM1.91m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.43m | 5:08PM0.60m | 2:07AM0.45m | 5:24AM0.70m | 2:23PM0.49m | 5:37PM0.76m | 2:29AM0.54m | 5:50AM0.92m | 2:46PM0.58m | 6:04PM0.91m | |||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 340 | 298 | 239 | 200 | 175 | 142 | 263 | 98 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 40 | 258 | 245 | 217 | 208 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 123 | 146 | — | 4 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 237 | 650 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 250 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 52 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 57 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 346 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 104 | 121 | 121 | 108 | 104 | 27 | 27 |
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