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Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.9° 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 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 404 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 1588 | 1188 | 802 | 604 | 505 | 465 | 218 | 169 | 179 | 232 | 392 | 346 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:30AM 3.38 | 8:55PM 3.38 | 9:21AM 3.14 | 9:50PM 3.14 | 10:20AM 2.88 | 10:54PM 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:45PM 0.31 | 3:17AM 0.40 | 3:40PM 0.53 | 4:20AM 0.64 | 4:48PM 0.74 | 5:37AM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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