Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:26PM3.65m | 6:47AM3.58m | 7:10PM3.67m | 7:29AM3.58m | 7:51PM3.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.04m | 1:09PM-0.00m | 1:32AM0.05m | 1:49PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNE 3 | SW 7 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 7 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | 4 | 9 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 111 | 274 | 285 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 467 | 98 | 100 | 285 | 98 | 98 | 503 | 295 | 779 | 24 | 102 |
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