Ringstead Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 GMT
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Ringstead Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ringstead Bay sea temperature is
9.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (18 Mar)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
S
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)201817161615141413131313131313121212121211111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144401648508358223140129884545161717161566655528
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
2.24
12:29PM
0.48
6:51PM
2.16
12:54AM
0.60
7:02AM
2.38
1:08PM
0.39
7:27PM
2.29
1:34AM
0.50
7:38AM
2.45
1:51PM
0.35
7:58PM
2.35
2:16AM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.41
2:23PM
0.23
11:28PM
0.47
2:42AM
0.34
11:57AM
0.31
3:01PM
0.10
12:10AM
0.36
3:21AM
0.22
12:36PM
0.24
3:40PM
0.06
12:50AM
0.30
4:00AM
0.20
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise6:16-------6:15-------6:13-------
Sunset---6:17-------6:19-------6:21----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11111210111098811131311988811121210877
Feels °C (?)6462544325810743336897422
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