Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 1AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 38 | 25 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:40PM2.10m | 00:51AM0.49m | 7:34AM1.99m | 1:35PM0.59m | 7:40PM2.28m | 1:39AM0.38m | 8:37AM2.16m | 2:17PM0.52m | 8:35PM2.41m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.61m | 00:06AM0.48m | 2:55AM0.26m | 12:11PM0.48m | 3:14PM0.42m | 00:47AM0.35m | 3:44AM0.06m | 12:55PM0.40m | 4:02PM0.28m | ||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ESE 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | WSW 9 | — | W 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | — | 1 | 21 | 22 | 38 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 42 | 33 | 22 | 50 | 80 | 52 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 26 | — | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | 9 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 566 | 245 | 182 | 144 | 123 | 101 | 132 | 115 | 115 | 163 | 115 | 115 | 36 | 16 | 113 | 201 | 306 | 306 | 162 |
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