Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 21 | 33 | 89 | 83 | 191 | 193 | 66 | 101 | 33 | 32 | 50 | 21 | 31 | 25 | 49 | 76 | 64 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:37PM3.03m | 4:54AM3.10m | 5:12PM3.25m | 5:29AM3.30m | 5:46PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.49m | 11:09AM0.40m | 11:28PM0.31m | 11:44AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | W 10 | WSW 13 | S 4 | SW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | SSW 14 | W 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 35 | 191 | 193 | 66 | 101 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | W 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 29 | 89 | 83 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 32 | 32 | 50 | 21 | 31 | 25 | 49 | 76 | 64 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 103 | 103 | 71 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 103 | 71 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 284 | 284 | 103 | 103 |
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