Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 23 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
10.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 2AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (24 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SW
2
SW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)984445567778141414131313131277127
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2624212925478418633511884932131541451015957333115141412
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
50
SW
55
W
55
W
45
WNW
55
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
3.36
8:33AM
3.16
8:59PM
3.11
9:29AM
2.88
10:01PM
2.86
10:39AM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
0.31
2:24AM
0.39
2:46PM
0.54
3:21AM
0.64
3:48PM
0.78
4:37AM
0.87
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------6:30-------6:28-------6:24-
Sunset-6:52-------6:53-------6:55------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C101011111111111111886656788777788
Feels °C (?)545555410-4-2-7-6-5-4-4-2-1012342
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