Red Strand (Dirk Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.55° N 8.94° W

Red Strand (Dirk Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Strand (Dirk Bay) sea temperature is
18.1° C
2.0° 

Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 2AM is: 0.1m 21s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)20s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)19s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
9
13
9
4
8
7
7
37
37
37
7
7
7
6
31
30
30
30
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
0
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
0
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:02PM3.42m
9:23AM3.25m
9:48PM3.21m
10:10AM3.06m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.20m
3:27AM0.34m
3:47PM0.37m
4:12AM0.52m
4:34PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:44
9:43
9:40
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
19
16
15
14
15
18
19
19
19
17
16
16
17
19
18
21
21
Feels °C
22
23
17
13
11
11
11
16
17
18
18
15
14
13
14
18
16
19
20
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