Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 8AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 252 | 559 | 868 | 1705 | 2994 | 3822 | 3813 | 2966 | 3449 | 2558 | 2548 | 3241 | 2669 | 2597 | 1079 | 1873 | 1439 | 1022 | 175 | 397 | 261 | 383 | 533 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:16AM3.57m | 7:36PM3.52m | 7:56AM3.50m | 8:18PM3.38m | 8:40AM3.35m | 9:04PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.10m | 1:29PM0.11m | 1:47AM0.17m | 2:09PM0.22m | 2:27AM0.32m | 2:54PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | S 10 | — | S 11 | — | W 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3079 | — | 2539 | — | 47 | 2234 | 1796 | 1412 | 1079 | 901 | 653 | 490 | 175 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 12 | S 15 | WNW 11 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1609 | 45 | 79 | 111 | 101 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 134 | 252 | 559 | 868 | 1705 | 2994 | 3822 | 3813 | 2966 | 3449 | 2558 | 2548 | 3241 | 2669 | 2597 | — | 1873 | 1439 | 1022 | 169 | 397 | 261 | 383 | 533 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 308 | 329 | 329 | 565 | 565 | 876 | 491 | 738 | 285 | 288 | 326 | 491 | 536 | 533 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 285 | 285 | 477 | 103 | 103 |
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