Ringstead Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.63° N 2.34° W

Ringstead Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ringstead Bay sea temperature is
20.0°C
3.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 3PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
1
SE
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.9
SW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
2
WSW
7
1.8
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
5
2
2
2
2
2
48
20
12
16
13
47
47
46
29
87
199
306
372
295
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
SSE
10
SE
15
S
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:28PM0.96m
6:46PM2.04m
1:27AM0.69m
7:18AM1.89m
1:49PM0.84m
7:30PM2.19m
1:51AM0.59m
8:00AM2.03m
2:16PM0.74m
8:09PM2.31m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.74m
2:40PM0.91m
11:50PM0.58m
3:00AM0.59m
11:55AM0.65m
3:13PM0.75m
00:27AM0.50m
3:33AM0.43m
12:33PM0.56m
3:48PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
21
21
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
19
21
19
19
17
16
18
18
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
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