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Ringstead Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 17 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
9.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SE
0.6
S
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
SSW
0.7
SW
1.6
S
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131212121111877774420181816161666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)514186140113743635331814191413131411371162463901271268216248
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
S
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
30
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
0.86
6:05PM
1.76
1:12AM
0.97
6:22AM
2.07
1:03PM
0.75
6:49PM
1.84
1:33AM
0.90
7:01AM
2.18
1:28PM
0.65
7:28PM
1.93
2:00AM
0.83
7:36AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
0.81
10:50PM
0.74
2:05AM
0.95
11:27AM
0.65
2:32PM
0.67
11:28PM
0.68
2:41AM
0.85
12:05PM
0.57
3:06PM
0.53
12:06AM
0.62
3:17AM
0.75
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------8:02-------8:00-------8:00-
Sunset4:35-------4:37-------4:37-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1----1--111--1-----
Temp. °C98888881010101099999109999989
Feels °C (?)555545578766666566632101
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