Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the ENE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | WSW 8 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | E 6 | S 24 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 24 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51PM2.84m | 2:26AM2.88m | 2:59PM2.98m | 3:32AM3.02m | 4:02PM3.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.77m | 8:17PM0.72m | 8:50AM0.68m | 9:25PM0.59m | 9:54AM0.53m | 10:28PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | 9:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 17 | SW 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 36 | 72 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 6 | S 16 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | S 17 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | S 21 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 45 | 24 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | S 24 | S 24 | S 16 | S 23 | W 8 | S 21 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | 36 | 53 | 41 | — | — | 17 | 98 | 114 | 123 | 188 | 219 | 173 | 302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 58 | 24 | 157 | 93 | 24 | 24 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 102 | 93 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 226 | 88 | 37 | 764 | 646 |
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