Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 IST
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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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)--
Afternoon (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)15151616161515777777777777812191817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)259339344344344331228165142140139172186240282312337418434403251643752890
Wind
(km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
40
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
3.28
8:51AM
3.16
9:15PM
3.08
9:44AM
2.92
10:14PM
2.86
10:51AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
0.36
2:40AM
0.42
3:03PM
0.55
3:32AM
0.63
4:00PM
0.76
4:41AM
0.83
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:33-------7:31-------7:30-
Sunset-6:01-------6:04-------6:06------
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------11---------2141---
Temp. °C11101010101091111111010101010111110101010111011
Feels °C (?)222233556544444444557877
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