Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 5 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 19 | 33 | 48 | — | — | 16 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 87 | 199 | 306 | 372 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 221 | 374 | 190 | 291 | 335 | 546 | 546 | 89 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 177 | 201 | 113 | 216 | 306 | 445 | 286 | 424 | 153 |
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