Ringstead Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.63° N 2.34° W

Ringstead Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ringstead Bay sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.8° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
10
1
W
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.8
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
1
WSW
4
1.4
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
47
49
22
31
66
117
158
111
75
49
49
44
34
31
23
34
98
175
233
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:25AM2.02m
5:41PM0.92m
10:32PM1.95m
6:03AM1.00m
10:49AM1.86m
6:25PM1.06m
10:57PM1.75m
6:51AM1.17m
11:12AM1.71m
7:00PM1.16m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.54m
6:43PM0.88m
3:23AM0.57m
7:00AM0.97m
3:35PM0.64m
7:12PM1.05m
3:40AM0.67m
7:25AM1.16m
3:56PM0.75m
7:43PM1.15m
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part cloud
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light rain
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:20
7:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
16
14
14
13
13
15
17
16
16
17
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
9
9
12
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