Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ringstead Bay today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ringstead Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ringstead Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
282 | 221 | 172 | 145 | 106 | 61 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 76 | 123 | 119 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:06PM0.66m | 9:39PM2.35m | 4:24AM0.57m | 9:57AM2.18m | 4:52PM0.76m | 10:11PM2.21m | 5:14AM0.71m | 10:30AM2.06m | 5:43PM0.89m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.43m | 5:40PM0.48m | 2:47AM0.39m | 6:00AM0.38m | 2:57PM0.48m | 6:21PM0.61m | 3:20AM0.47m | 6:41AM0.59m | 3:31PM0.56m | 7:05PM0.79m | |||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
— | 221 | 172 | 145 | 106 | 61 | 35 | 62 | 44 | 39 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | WSW 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
282 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 31 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 76 | 123 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 286 | 204 | 113 | 27 | 16 | 59 | 80 | 222 | 161 | 176 | 122 | 163 | 122 | 225 | 235 | 583 | 345 | 189 | 189 |
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