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Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
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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
12.2° 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 9AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 13 | S 10 | S 18 | SE 8 | S 9 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:28PM2.51m | 12:02PM2.44m | 00:37AM2.53m | 1:13PM2.52m | 1:44AM2.66m | 2:16PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM1.09m | 6:36PM1.07m | 7:15AM1.01m | 7:41PM0.96m | 8:15AM0.86m | 8:38PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
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Temp °C | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
-2 | -5 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 13 | E 8 | S 13 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
35 | 3 | 172 | 3 | 2 | 143 | 109 | 37 | 32 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 61 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SE 6 | — | S 13 | S 6 | S 10 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 4 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 |
3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 61 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | S 18 | — | S 10 | S 18 | SE 8 | S 9 | E 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | S 15 | — | SW 6 | W 12 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNW 3 | — | W 5 | S 5 | — | — | W 3 |
142 | 195 | 16 | 238 | 191 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 828 | 561 | 309 | 527 | 527 | 630 | 648 | 322 | 316 | 396 | 396 | 396 | 510 | 631 | 157 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 285 | 285 | 623 | 631 | 631 |
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