Ringstead Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.63° N 2.34° W

Ringstead Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ringstead Bay sea temperature is
20.1°C
3.4° 

Ringstead Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.8
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.9
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
2
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
3.5
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
2.2
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.2
SW
8
1.5
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
11
16
74
251
346
261
278
282
239
331
458
1731
1693
1081
777
539
118
197
205
117
216
237
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
30
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
S
35
SSW
50
SSW
55
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:51AM0.59m
8:00AM2.03m
2:16PM0.74m
8:09PM2.31m
2:21AM0.51m
8:36AM2.14m
2:48PM0.67m
8:41PM2.39m
2:57AM0.47m
9:03AM2.21m
3:25PM0.64m
9:10PM2.40m
Low Tide
00:27AM0.50m
3:33AM0.43m
12:33PM0.56m
3:48PM0.60m
1:04AM0.42m
4:07AM0.30m
1:11PM0.49m
4:24PM0.49m
1:39AM0.37m
4:44AM0.24m
1:47PM0.44m
5:01PM0.44m
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clear
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:01
7:59
 mm
2
6
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
20
19
18
17
17
17
16
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
18
19
19
16
17
Feels °C
16
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
11
13
10
10
12
12
12
13
13
15
14
13
12
12
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