Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 2AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1306 | 1211 | 581 | 852 | 749 | 655 | 469 | 337 | 254 | 198 | 180 | 176 | 163 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 90 | 66 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:30PM3.26m | 5:48AM3.31m | 6:05PM3.18m | 6:24AM3.22m | 6:41PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.35m | 12:00PM0.39m | 00:13AM0.43m | 12:35PM0.49m | 00:48AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 |
 | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | 4:49 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1306 | 1211 | 581 | 852 | 749 | 655 | 469 | 337 | 254 | 198 | 180 | 176 | 163 | 98 | 125 | 123 | 90 | 66 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 760 | 890 | 404 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 427 | 401 | 363 | 363 | 327 | 277 | 245 | 221 | 221 | 232 | 202 | 178 | 139 | 9 | 123 | 123 | 147 | 161 | 134 | 97 | 69 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 37 | 59 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 7 |
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