Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 12AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 11 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 186 | 253 | 225 | 115 | 113 | 157 | 131 | 115 | 135 | 177 | 276 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:42PM3.49m | 6:00AM3.51m | 6:19PM3.50m | 6:36AM3.51m | 6:54PM3.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.15m | 12:17PM0.13m | 00:33AM0.16m | 12:51PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 225 | 115 | 76 | 157 | 131 | 84 | 111 | 70 | 49 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 54 | 101 | 121 | 119 | 115 | — | — | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 113 | 6 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 39 | 186 | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 177 | 276 | 456 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 503 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 93 | 111 | 111 | 284 | 93 | 93 | 111 | 71 | 111 | 71 | 111 | 93 | 285 | 284 | 297 |
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