
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 7AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 2 | S 12 | WSW 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:52AM0.41m | 8:42AM2.03m | 2:35PM0.53m | 8:42PM2.32m | 2:40AM0.34m | 9:41AM2.11m | 3:20PM0.53m | 9:33PM2.36m | 3:28AM0.33m | 10:25AM2.12m | 4:08PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.38m | 1:11PM0.41m | 4:16PM0.33m | 1:46AM0.31m | 4:45AM-0.01m | 1:53PM0.38m | 5:02PM0.30m | 2:26AM0.28m | 5:30AM-0.02m | 2:34PM0.39m | 5:47PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
— | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 46 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | S 12 | SW 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
9 | 34 | 71 | 120 | 102 | 52 | 24 | 21 | 43 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 159 | 159 | 245 | 159 | 159 | 371 | 64 | 214 | 245 | 427 | 246 | 237 | 202 | 198 | 159 | 159 | 59 | 190 | 245 | 245 | 2159 | 548 | 411 |
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