Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 4AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 336 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 22 | 34 | 77 | 146 | 186 | 95 | 93 | 70 | 65 | 77 | 147 | 119 | 92 | 52 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:29AM2.92m | 5:49PM3.03m | 6:07AM2.99m | 6:27PM3.09m | 6:45AM3.04m | 7:04PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.66m | 11:42AM0.62m | 00:06AM0.60m | 12:21PM0.55m | 00:44AM0.55m | 12:59PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 65 | 56 | 42 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 93 | 70 | 55 | 37 | 147 | 119 | 92 | 52 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 47 | 45 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 52 | 64 | 65 | 77 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 37 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 461 | 336 | — | 39 | 39 | 22 | 29 | 77 | 146 | 186 | 95 | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 144 | 144 | 111 | 285 | 111 | 113 | 285 | 71 | 477 | 293 | 274 | 7 | 7 | 92 | 113 | 113 | 391 | 285 |
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