Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 7PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 409 | 494 | 110 | 618 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:40PM2.83m | 3:16AM2.85m | 3:46PM3.07m | 4:14AM3.10m | 4:39PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.84m | 9:19PM0.71m | 9:46AM0.62m | 10:18PM0.48m | 10:39AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 121 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | 30 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | — | SW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 346 | 409 | 494 | 110 | 618 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 467 | 341 | 103 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 331 | 894 | 950 | 585 | 391 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 103 | 122 | 285 | 113 |
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