
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 11PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 78 | 57 | 92 | 1114 | 901 | 860 | 663 | 716 | 659 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:59PM0.61m | 8:43PM2.46m | 3:19AM0.53m | 8:58AM2.40m | 3:42PM0.63m | 9:15PM2.38m | 4:05AM0.62m | 9:30AM2.33m | 4:28PM0.72m | 9:50PM2.21m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.42m | 4:39PM0.37m | 1:46AM0.35m | 4:57AM0.31m | 2:02PM0.40m | 5:19PM0.41m | 2:22AM0.39m | 5:37AM0.45m | 2:39PM0.45m | 6:00PM0.54m | |||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 11 | ESE 5 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
26 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 393 | 9 | 13 | 663 | 716 | 659 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | — |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 18 | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SE 4 | — |
— | 1 | 3 | 18 | 47 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 41 | 56 | 78 | 57 | 92 | 1114 | 901 | 860 | — | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 115 | 115 | 116 | 101 | 101 | 122 | 122 | 792 | 237 | 515 | 633 | 146 | 123 | 121 | 106 | 106 | 82 | 82 |
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