Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 8PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 3 | WSW 12 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 50 | 117 | 247 | 412 | 1309 | 3399 | 2633 | 0 | 810 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.36m | 11:42AM1.59m | 6:44PM1.17m | 1:34AM1.34m | 7:41AM1.30m | 2:07PM1.56m | 3:07AM1.43m | 11:21AM1.30m | 3:31PM1.67m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM1.36m | 4:35PM1.04m | 8:33PM1.11m | 4:33AM1.09m | 8:04AM1.30m | 9:01PM1.03m | 8:43AM1.19m | 11:53AM1.30m | 9:27PM0.92m | ||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | S 5 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 44 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 19 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | SW 16 | S 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 33 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 44 | 37 | 21 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 117 | 247 | 412 | 1309 | 3399 | 2633 | 1740 | 810 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 124 | 115 | 101 | 33 | 16 | 113 | 60 | 59 | 156 | 138 | 104 | 357 | 380 | 349 | 447 | 224 | 566 | 583 | 418 | 204 |
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