
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
98 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 92 | 122 | 245 | 217 | 208 | 197 | 232 | 642 | 178 | 114 | 111 | 79 | 75 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34PM0.80m | 9:32PM2.07m | 5:00AM0.94m | 9:46AM2.09m | 5:15PM0.93m | 9:57PM1.91m | 5:46AM1.12m | 10:09AM1.96m | 5:48PM1.05m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.49m | 5:37PM0.76m | 2:29AM0.54m | 5:50AM0.92m | 2:46PM0.58m | 6:04PM0.91m | 2:47AM0.63m | 6:11AM1.11m | 3:04PM0.67m | 6:35PM1.03m | |||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
98 | 64 | 64 | 63 | — | 263 | 289 | 245 | 217 | 208 | 197 | 232 | 461 | 49 | 36 | 32 | 79 | 75 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
9 | — | — | — | — | 123 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | 114 | 111 | 28 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 13 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
42 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 56 | 92 | 122 | 96 | 86 | 62 | 38 | 27 | 642 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 104 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 106 | 121 | 171 | 198 | 156 | 113 | 113 | 333 | 59 | 59 | 16 |
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