Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 61 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 80 | 80 | 115 | 119 | 90 | 53 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:12PM1.96m | 6:29AM0.86m | 11:38AM1.75m | 7:02PM1.04m | 11:41PM1.74m | 7:23AM1.02m | 12:07PM1.60m | 7:58PM1.13m | 00:09AM1.55m | 12:42PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.53m | 7:45AM0.80m | 4:16PM0.65m | 7:56PM1.02m | 4:29AM0.64m | 8:15AM1.00m | 4:41PM0.76m | 8:16PM1.13m | 4:54AM0.75m | 5:14PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | S 16 | WSW 5 | — | — | S 16 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 53 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | WSW 7 | SW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | SW 6 | WSW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 36 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 61 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 80 | 80 | 115 | 119 | 90 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 156 | 122 | 115 | 277 | 579 | 579 | 235 | 88 | 235 | 156 | 201 | 380 | 156 | 153 | 59 | 16 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
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