
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 39 | 104 | 96 | 509 | 113 | 75 | 56 | 319 | 119 | 164 | 100 | 63 | 37 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.41m | 2:21PM1.53m | 9:18PM1.01m | 3:45AM1.41m | 10:55AM1.03m | 4:17PM1.66m | 5:24AM1.63m | 11:46AM0.89m | 5:33PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM1.07m | 6:36AM0.99m | 8:25PM1.00m | 11:33PM0.94m | 8:55AM0.98m | 11:47AM1.02m | 00:47AM0.73m | 10:11AM0.83m | 1:07PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 104 | 96 | 249 | 113 | 75 | 56 | 183 | — | 30 | 29 | — | 24 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SW 16 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | WSW 9 | SW 8 | S 3 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 509 | 69 | 45 | 36 | 319 | 119 | 164 | 100 | 63 | 37 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 115 | 128 | 122 | 122 | 132 | 132 | 163 | 176 | 177 | 162 | 113 | 235 | 153 | 153 | 36 | 82 | 27 | 156 | 42 | 74 | 88 | 212 | 113 |
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