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Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 10PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | |
82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 103 | 102 | 92 | 115 | 125 | 123 | 236 | 142 | 200 | 197 | 193 | 228 | 190 | 153 | 121 | 142 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:52PM3.05m | 5:11AM3.03m | 5:30PM3.12m | 5:48AM3.07m | 6:07PM3.15m | 6:25AM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.56m | 11:24AM0.54m | 11:45PM0.52m | 11:59AM0.51m | 00:21AM0.51m | 12:35PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 82 | 83 | 45 | 87 | 103 | 102 | 92 | 115 | 125 | 123 | 236 | 142 | 200 | 197 | 193 | 93 | 84 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 |
| kJ | 23 | 12 | 85 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 130 | 135 | 95 | 94 | 146 | 82 | 118 | 81 | — | 41 | 41 | 41 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 54 | — | 47 | 46 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 24 | — | 19 | — | — | 1 | 228 | 190 | 153 | 121 | 142 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 113 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 93 | 109 | 255 | 285 | 285 | 71 | 111 | 71 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 122 | 93 | 113 | 71 | 90 | 71 | 93 |
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