Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 9PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 19 | S 19 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 107 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:32PM3.44m | 8:50AM3.33m | 9:12PM3.22m | 9:31AM3.12m | 9:53PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.15m | 2:49AM0.29m | 3:08PM0.34m | 3:27AM0.49m | 3:48PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | W 7 | W 7 | S 11 | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | S 20 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 7 | SW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 107 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 113 | 111 | 122 | 303 | 132 | 303 | 7 | 24 | 111 | 122 | 430 | 113 | 491 | 491 | 24 | 113 | 103 | 983 |
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