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Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
9.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 6AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)101088181817171616788161615158888868
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1699198026222126832231522420814617239340350555440855118615310166512216
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
WNW
10
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrossoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
2.61
3:00PM
2.62
3:24AM
2.75
3:46PM
2.77
4:07AM
2.91
4:26PM
2.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22PM
1.00
8:54AM
0.94
9:15PM
0.88
9:43AM
0.81
10:01PM
0.73
10:26AM
0.66
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----8:34-------8:33-------8:33---
Sunset------4:54-------4:55-------4:58-
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------12111212111-------
Temp. °C988878877888889886554675
Feels °C (?)32344441121123446300-1231
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