Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:35PM0.59m | 7:40PM2.28m | 1:39AM0.38m | 8:37AM2.16m | 2:17PM0.52m | 8:35PM2.41m | 2:25AM0.32m | 9:25AM2.26m | 3:00PM0.50m | 9:18PM2.47m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.42m | 00:47AM0.35m | 3:44AM0.06m | 12:55PM0.40m | 4:02PM0.28m | 1:26AM0.27m | 4:28AM-0.06m | 1:35PM0.35m | 4:45PM0.23m | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | WSW 5 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 42 | — | — | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | SW 8 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 115 | 115 | 140 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 101 | 15 | 201 | 306 | 189 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 129 | 129 | 306 | 306 |
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