Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 IST
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Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Red Strand (Dirk Bay) sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)--
Afternoon (03 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (03 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WNW
0.6
SE
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)888877761312121212165111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4948301910444173129284718823482424232412121212
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
WSW
0
SW
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
W
15
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcrossoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
3.46
5:31AM
3.56
5:49PM
3.52
6:08AM
3.56
6:25PM
3.51
6:43AM
3.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32PM
0.10
11:52AM
0.11
12:07AM
0.07
12:25PM
0.13
12:41AM
0.12
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------7:15-------7:13-------7:11-
Sunset-6:17-------6:20-------6:22------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------2331--------
Temp. °C88888991010101010884677666666
Feels °C (?)24466878677734-5-2-1-1011232
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