Red Strand (Dirk Bay) Surf Forecast

/ Cork (12 surf breaks) /

Ireland (149 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 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 12.5° 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 6AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Afternoon (18 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (18 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s

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

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		Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	S	S	S	S	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Period(s) (?)	8	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	12	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	10
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				3:34AM 3.05				3:52PM 3.07				4:10AM 3.14				4:27PM 3.13				4:44AM 3.20				5:01PM 3.15
Low Tide / height (m)		9:32PM 0.57				9:50AM 0.53				10:05PM 0.49				10:24AM 0.47				10:37PM 0.44				10:57AM 0.43

		Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:39	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-
Temp. °C	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	7	5	4	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	5
Feels °C (?)	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	1	-3	-4	-4	-2	-1	0	-1	0	0	-2	-2	-3	-2	-1

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