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Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
9.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 9PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
S
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
2.1
SSE
3
SE
2.4
SSE
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.9
S
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.7
ESE
0.3
WSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)8888877888111617161515141414513191817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)583555427374363432830698341268843929119211698374222361561041553340614312155
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
40
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSE
45
ESE
25
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
20
W
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SSE
30
ESE
55
E
40
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
3.24
6:33AM
3.33
6:50PM
3.28
7:10AM
3.34
7:27PM
3.27
7:48AM
3.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
0.37
12:31AM
0.32
12:52PM
0.34
1:06AM
0.31
1:27PM
0.36
1:42AM
0.35
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------8:29-------8:27-------8:26-
Sunset5:02-------5:04-------5:06-------
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11-114311--1--------3-11
Temp. °C88988710910987887887778777
Feels °C (?)-1-1210-356763-1100123-1-5-1-10-3
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