Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 27 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
10.1° 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 3AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (28 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (28 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)18196771212121212114444777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)778141411111111131029495259896554433325231616
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
2.68
1:32PM
2.65
2:07AM
2.84
2:37PM
2.85
3:04AM
3.05
3:27PM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
0.96
7:38AM
0.87
8:07PM
0.80
8:43AM
0.69
9:06PM
0.60
9:34AM
0.50
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----6:20-------6:18-------6:16---
Sunset-------7:00-------7:02-------7:04
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C87667999889999101110109910111313
Feels °C (?)20-1001233211012445356689
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