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Ringstead Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)18181716161616161616161515141414131312121211118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60760047639531430630236749656755345936052945618614083733635322314
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
1.83
12:22PM
0.97
5:18PM
1.67
12:56AM
1.04
5:41AM
1.96
12:42PM
0.86
6:05PM
1.76
1:12AM
0.97
6:22AM
2.07
1:03PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29PM
0.86
10:08AM
0.83
1:25PM
0.95
10:11PM
0.80
1:25AM
1.04
10:48AM
0.74
1:59PM
0.81
10:50PM
0.74
2:05AM
0.95
11:27AM
0.65
2:32PM
0.67
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----8:03-------8:03-------8:02---
Sunset------4:34-------4:35-------4:37-
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C788889999888899888778999
Feels °C (?)543434343444445555324556
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