
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 12PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 3 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16 | 25 | 66 | 122 | 204 | 136 | 108 | 95 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:27AM0.61m | 10:01AM2.17m | 4:55PM0.76m | 10:06PM2.15m | 5:15AM0.80m | 10:25AM2.02m | 5:41PM0.92m | 10:32PM1.95m | 6:03AM1.00m | 10:49AM1.86m | 6:25PM1.06m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.36m | 5:58AM0.46m | 2:51PM0.44m | 6:11PM0.67m | 3:04AM0.46m | 6:30AM0.73m | 3:15PM0.54m | 6:43PM0.88m | 3:23AM0.57m | 7:00AM0.97m | 3:35PM0.64m | 7:12PM1.05m | |||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 40 | 88 | — | 48 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 8 | SW 11 | W 10 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 11 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
8 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 95 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 66 | 122 | 204 | 136 | 108 | 95 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 201 | 306 | 335 | 306 | 806 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 59 | 113 | 74 | 306 | 217 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 351 | 516 | 516 | 306 | 88 |
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