Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:00PM0.50m | 9:18PM2.47m | 3:11AM0.32m | 10:00AM2.28m | 3:45PM0.53m | 9:49PM2.44m | 3:58AM0.38m | 10:24AM2.21m | 4:32PM0.61m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.35m | 4:45PM0.23m | 2:03AM0.24m | 5:10AM-0.05m | 2:13PM0.34m | 5:27PM0.28m | 2:38AM0.25m | 5:51AM0.07m | 2:48PM0.37m | 6:06PM0.42m | |||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | — | NE 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 3 | — | — | WSW 4 |
27 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | — | NNE 4 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | — | — | SW 8 | — | E 4 | W 7 |
— | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | N 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — |
— | 12 | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 171 | 226 | 226 | 115 | 306 | 331 | 333 | 471 | 331 | 226 | 245 | 122 | 115 | 119 | 344 | 566 | 583 | 332 |
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