Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 8AM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 9 | W 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 248 | 113 | 194 | 302 | 385 | 405 | 390 | 456 | 657 | 717 | 406 | 272 | 192 | 145 | 125 | 121 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 56 | 114 | 68 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:47AM3.29m | 8:05PM3.12m | 8:23AM3.11m | 8:41PM2.91m | 9:01AM2.89m | 9:21PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.35m | 1:57PM0.43m | 2:10AM0.52m | 2:32PM0.62m | 2:46AM0.71m | 3:13PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 125 | 17 | 17 | 181 | — | — | 71 | 147 | 162 | 401 | 401 | 406 | 272 | 110 | 140 | 91 | 72 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 114 | 68 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 109 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 249 | 192 | 95 | 145 | 125 | 121 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 192 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | 43 | 248 | 113 | 194 | 302 | 385 | 405 | 390 | 456 | 657 | 717 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 284 | 285 | 309 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 252 | 267 | 433 | 425 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 59 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 129 | 293 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
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