
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:44AM1.65m | 8:59AM1.03m | 1:19PM1.61m | 9:08PM1.12m | 1:50AM1.50m | 10:01AM1.02m | 2:36PM1.57m | 9:55PM1.01m | 3:29AM1.45m | 11:12AM0.93m | 4:17PM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM0.73m | 9:33AM1.03m | 6:17PM0.88m | 10:32PM1.07m | 7:05AM0.83m | 10:36AM1.02m | 8:03PM0.95m | 11:43PM0.94m | 8:54AM0.85m | 11:43AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SW 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 |
14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 5 | — | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 310 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 393 | 381 | 528 | 381 | 546 | 304 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 224 | 224 | 245 | 265 | 224 | 224 | 245 | 245 | 235 |
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