Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 25 | 69 | 143 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 661 | 1338 | 1101 | 676 | 493 | 357 | 281 | 176 | 653 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:07PM1.56m | 3:07AM1.43m | 11:21AM1.30m | 3:31PM1.67m | 11:18PM0.98m | 4:22AM1.62m | 11:26AM1.16m | 4:38PM1.85m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM1.03m | 8:43AM1.19m | 11:53AM1.30m | 9:27PM0.92m | 00:11AM0.97m | 9:24AM1.06m | 12:45PM1.12m | 10:00PM0.79m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 13 | — | S 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 17 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 25 | 69 | 143 | 384 | 718 | 823 | 791 | 758 | 661 | 1338 | 1101 | 676 | 493 | 357 | 281 | 176 | 653 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 138 | 122 | 159 | 118 | 418 | 445 | 445 | 418 | 445 | 418 | 418 | 204 | 153 | 27 | 146 | 224 | 557 | 427 |
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