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 2AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:07PM1.66m | 00:46AM0.97m | 5:39AM1.55m | 1:08PM1.08m | 5:59PM1.86m | 1:07AM0.82m | 6:31AM1.73m | 1:28PM0.96m | 6:46PM2.04m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM1.18m | 10:32PM0.81m | 2:00AM0.93m | 10:36AM0.84m | 2:08PM1.06m | 11:12PM0.69m | 2:28AM0.77m | 11:16AM0.74m | 2:40PM0.91m | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 4 | SW 7 | SSE 4 | SW 7 |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | ESE 2 |
349 | 280 | 226 | 277 | 240 | 193 | 164 | 125 | 74 | 43 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 335 | 519 | 388 | 219 | 216 | 193 | 190 | 159 | 173 | 159 | 158 | 144 | 144 | 174 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 245 | 245 |
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