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Lat Long: 50.63° N 2.34° W

Ringstead Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ringstead Bay sea temperature is
18.7°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 (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (25 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
144
142
138
89
68
66
39
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
17
33
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:08PM0.85m
6:59PM2.26m
1:19AM0.61m
7:27AM2.19m
1:41PM0.74m
7:38PM2.38m
1:56AM0.54m
8:00AM2.32m
2:18PM0.66m
8:12PM2.46m
Low Tide
2:44PM0.71m
11:56PM0.51m
3:03AM0.43m
12:07PM0.58m
3:22PM0.54m
00:33AM0.43m
3:41AM0.31m
12:46PM0.48m
4:01PM0.42m
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Temp °C
20
17
15
14
14
13
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16
17
15
15
15
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15
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17
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18
Feels °C
18
12
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14
12
13
15
15
14
14
15
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