
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (21 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 10PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 487 | 1322 | 1543 | 909 | 545 | 383 | 243 | 309 | 434 | 1014 | 2928 | 21018 | 10546 | 0 | 0 | 712 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.67m | 11:18PM0.98m | 4:22AM1.62m | 11:26AM1.16m | 4:38PM1.85m | 11:38PM0.87m | 5:20AM1.85m | 11:55AM1.03m | 5:32PM2.05m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.92m | 00:11AM0.97m | 9:24AM1.06m | 12:45PM1.12m | 10:00PM0.79m | 1:02AM0.81m | 10:08AM0.91m | 1:30PM0.93m | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -3 | -4 | -1 | -1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 243 | 232 | 208 | — | — | 12049 | 10546 | — | — | 712 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 |
597 | 570 | 487 | 1322 | 1543 | 909 | 545 | 383 | — | 309 | 434 | 1014 | 2928 | 21018 | 219 | 7275 | 4431 | 636 | 607 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 351 | 490 | 224 | 204 | 286 | 204 | 153 | 27 | 111 | 252 | 424 | 373 | 136 | 59 | 420 | 345 | 381 | 806 | 333 |
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