Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 108 | 420 | 238 | 129 | 99 | 65 | 56 | 58 | 53 | 66 | 129 | 192 | 162 | 197 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00AM3.22m | 6:17PM3.34m | 6:33AM3.35m | 6:51PM3.43m | 7:07AM3.43m | 7:25PM3.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.38m | 12:15PM0.30m | 00:34AM0.27m | 12:49PM0.21m | 1:06AM0.21m | 1:22PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | S 8 | W 10 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 269 | 238 | 129 | 99 | 65 | 56 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 8 | — | 84 | 46 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 9 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | S 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 82 | 57 | 29 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 55 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SE 5 | SSW 11 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 6 | SSW 7 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 46 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 108 | 420 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | 58 | 53 | 66 | 129 | 192 | 162 | 197 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 528 | 528 | 528 | 285 | 491 | 491 | 0 | 92 | 196 | 402 | 113 | 71 | 111 | 71 | 144 | 297 | 113 | 302 | 406 | 71 |
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