Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 06 Apr 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
10.3° 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 9AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
1
S
1.6
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
SSE
1.5
SSW
0.6
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.8
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1056677781819171616151471010668888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4743164314403508474246251812804597353246115595768563829343429
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
3.25
8:21AM
3.09
8:38PM
3.07
8:56AM
2.89
9:15PM
2.86
9:34AM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
0.45
2:26PM
0.54
2:48AM
0.63
3:01PM
0.72
3:27AM
0.83
3:43PM
0.92
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----7:01------6:58-------6:56----
Sunset-------8:15-------8:17-------8:19
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------11-----------
Temp. °C99991010101010101111111111111112111212131210
Feels °C (?)311022455478878101011101110964
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