Ringstead Bay (Beach) (Dorset) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Overcast.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (1.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Ringstead Bay (Beach)

    Today (27 December 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (28 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    25
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    21
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (29 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    21
    21
    21
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    85%
    83%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    75%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    80%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (30 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    21
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    77%
    71%
    65%
    62%
    63%
    67%
    76%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (31 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    84%
    77%
    71%
    68%
    72%
    77%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    7
    7
    9
    9
    11
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    5
    NW
    5
    W
    6
    W
    7
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    14
    16
    20
    21
    19
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    77%
    81%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    7
    10
    10
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    16
    16
    3
    9
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    17
    17
    14
    13
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    75%
    75%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 28 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 28 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 28 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 28 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 29 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 29 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 29 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 29 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 30 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Lulworth Cove tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Headline:

    Winds easing overnight then cloudy for most on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    After a largely sunny day, turning cloudier overnight, with perhaps some drizzle in eastern counties. Gusty easterly winds in places this evening, especially in coastal regions and to the west of the Moors, but winds easing overnight. Staying generally frost-free. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Sunday:

    Generally dry and cloudy with fleeting brighter moments. Spots of drizzle possible in Devon and Cornwall. Not as windy as on Saturday but the easterly breeze persisting and feeling chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    High pressure will maintain the settled and generally dry weather. Variable amounts of cloud but with increasingly lengthy sunny or clear periods. Widespread overnight frosts developing and patchy freezing fog.

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