Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 6PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 165 | 141 | 93 | 82 | 75 | 36 | 60 | 86 | 169 | 225 | 307 | 342 | 400 | 478 | 435 | 327 | 277 | 232 | 194 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:17PM3.54m | 6:39AM3.56m | 7:03PM3.40m | 7:27AM3.41m | 7:52PM3.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.07m | 00:29AM0.14m | 12:56PM0.19m | 1:15AM0.28m | 1:46PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 79 | 83 | 58 | 46 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 59 | 136 | 175 | 190 | 184 | 180 | 123 | 93 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | S 18 | WSW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | WSW 11 | S 14 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 141 | — | — | 6 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 45 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 13 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 220 | 165 | 134 | 93 | 82 | 75 | 36 | 60 | 86 | 169 | 225 | 307 | 342 | 400 | 478 | 435 | 327 | 277 | 232 | 194 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 113 | 111 | 144 | 144 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 111 | 111 | 255 | 288 | 93 | 90 | 88 |
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