Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
11.5° 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 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.2
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
29
28
28
27
25
12
12
12
172
167
165
116
12
108
12
13
64
12
12
11
21
16
15
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
E
35
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:42PM3.14m
5:01AM3.20m
5:20PM3.25m
5:38AM3.25m
5:55PM3.30m
Low Tide
10:45AM0.47m
11:03PM0.42m
11:20AM0.39m
11:37PM0.36m
11:52AM0.35m
00:10AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
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8:54
8:55
8:58
8:59
6
9
5
1
Temp °C
8
7
9
11
12
13
12
11
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
1
-2
0
3
5
6
7
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
1.7
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
31
29
28
28
27
25
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
302
175
116
67
43
31
9
21
16
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
6
6
5
5
5
172
167
165
116
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
7
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
19
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.7
WSW
10
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
WNW
13
0.1
S
18
0.3
E
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
2
7
4
4
108
20
64
6
4
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.5
E
6
2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.4
E
8
3
E
8
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
83
106
173
356
496
462
487
716
1075
1585
1447
953
759
496
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
35
37
88
88
90
90
88
93
93
93
93
93
93
88
37
37
93
93
93
93
93
95
93
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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