Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 2PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 38 | 57 | 50 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:39AM1.55m | 1:08PM1.08m | 5:59PM1.86m | 1:07AM0.82m | 6:31AM1.73m | 1:28PM0.96m | 6:46PM2.04m | 1:27AM0.69m | 7:18AM1.89m | 1:49PM0.84m | 7:30PM2.19m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.93m | 10:36AM0.84m | 2:08PM1.06m | 11:12PM0.69m | 2:28AM0.77m | 11:16AM0.74m | 2:40PM0.91m | 11:50PM0.58m | 3:00AM0.59m | 11:55AM0.65m | 3:13PM0.75m | ||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | S 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | W 8 | W 9 | E 4 | SW 10 | SE 4 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 9 | SW 10 | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — |
212 | 143 | 108 | 101 | 70 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 28 | 38 | 57 | 50 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 193 | 190 | 159 | 158 | 158 | 141 | 144 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 190 | 159 | 291 | 245 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 316 | 235 | 131 | 113 | 156 |
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