
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | 50 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 84 | 169 | 263 | 245 | 187 | 147 | 107 | 344 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:37PM0.62m | 7:38PM2.42m | 1:55AM0.47m | 8:10AM2.40m | 2:21PM0.59m | 8:13PM2.41m | 2:41AM0.52m | 8:38AM2.38m | 3:05PM0.62m | 8:41PM2.34m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.42m | 00:31AM0.34m | 3:39AM0.24m | 12:47PM0.41m | 3:58PM0.39m | 1:07AM0.34m | 4:18AM0.32m | 1:23PM0.40m | 4:35PM0.46m | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 121 | 64 | 13 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | W 8 | — | SW 6 | SW 12 | — | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 147 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | W 8 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 |
54 | 50 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 84 | 169 | 263 | 245 | 187 | 61 | 107 | 344 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 332 | 113 | 153 | 156 | 133 | 113 | 113 | 122 | 216 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 183 | 153 | 123 | 122 | 121 | 106 | 106 |
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