Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 1PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 12 | 41 | 102 | 79 | 100 | 120 | 147 | 159 | 106 | 73 | 51 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:18AM2.64m | 10:44PM2.44m | 11:17AM2.42m | 11:55PM2.28m | 12:40PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM1.05m | 5:02AM1.14m | 5:50PM1.21m | 6:27AM1.25m | 7:22PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 73 | 51 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | SSW 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 13 | W 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 10 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 12 | 41 | 102 | 79 | 100 | 120 | 147 | 159 | 106 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 467 | 103 | 467 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 477 | 477 | 491 | 491 | 71 | 477 | 71 | 71 | 92 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 93 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
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