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Ringstead Beach

Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Ringstead Beach 3 photos

  • Walking on the beach at Ringstead

    Walking on the beach at Ringstead. Xboxrocker84, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Ringstead Beach

    Ringstead Beach. Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sunlight on the Water at Ringstead Bay, Dorset , England , with the Isle of Portland in the distance.

    Sunlight on the Water at Ringstead Bay, Dorset , England , with the Isle of Portland in the distance.. Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:01 pm
8 am
1.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.8
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.2
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.5
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.0
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
3522 km/hmph SE
Gusts
6541 km/hmph
Waves
2.8 m9 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
1.3Poor8 am2113
0.7Poor9 am2616
0.9Poor10 am2616
0.7Poor11 am4528
0.7Poor12 pm4226
0.7Poor1 pm4427
0.8Poor2 pm4226
0.9Poor3 pm4327
1.2Poor4 pm4125
1.5Poor5 pm3623
2.0Poor6 pm3320
Sat
3.3Poor8 am2013
2.5Poor9 am2415
2.2Poor10 am2113
1.1Poor11 am2415
1.0Poor12 pm3320
0.6Poor1 pm3924
0.7Poor2 pm3924
0.4Poor3 pm4025
0.4Poor4 pm4830
0.4Poor5 pm4629
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -0.9 m. High at 5 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 10 pm, -1.4 mLow 10 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 10 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 10 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -1.4 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 5%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms290 m940 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 290 m950 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 290 m940 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
3.3 km2.1 miOsmington (village)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miBournemouth Airport (BOH)

Nearby places

  • Reef Cafe RingsteadFood and drink
    290 m940 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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