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Lat Long: 50.63° N 2.34° W

Ringstead Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ringstead Bay sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.9° 

Ringstead Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
8
0.5
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
68
66
39
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
28
62
90
67
67
57
47
39
45
27
26
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:19AM0.61m
7:27AM2.19m
1:41PM0.74m
7:38PM2.38m
1:56AM0.54m
8:00AM2.32m
2:18PM0.66m
8:12PM2.46m
2:36AM0.51m
8:29AM2.39m
2:59PM0.61m
8:43PM2.46m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.43m
12:07PM0.58m
3:22PM0.54m
00:33AM0.43m
3:41AM0.31m
12:46PM0.48m
4:01PM0.42m
1:10AM0.36m
4:19AM0.27m
1:24PM0.42m
4:39PM0.37m
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Temp °C
14
13
14
16
17
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
14
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
15
13
14
13
12
14
14
14
14
15
11
10
12
10
11
12
12
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11
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