Ringstead Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 11AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)111215151515141414131356712121212111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)999897169714561262924736565518249167939911936132527823918215420710314373
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
2.17
1:05PM
0.49
7:11PM
2.19
1:25AM
0.58
7:28AM
2.30
1:47PM
0.41
7:51PM
2.32
2:07AM
0.48
8:09AM
2.35
2:31PM
0.38
8:28PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
0.49
11:44AM
0.39
2:54PM
0.25
12:02AM
0.45
3:18AM
0.29
12:27PM
0.30
3:36PM
0.14
12:46AM
0.35
3:59AM
0.16
1:09PM
0.25
4:17PM
0.11
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:13-------6:11-------6:09------
Sunset-----8:05-------8:06-------8:07--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111111121211111111101112111110109891212121110
Feels °C (?)577888877667787765688985
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