Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 27 Feb 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 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 1AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (28 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
SSW
0.4
WSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
3
WSW
2.3
SSE
1.9
W
2.5
W
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)88891216158147776778891012912119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196161108526982121116789984111155273394749113020853204201886310001532548
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
S
45
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
S
60
S
60
S
30
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
2.67
2:18AM
2.85
2:51PM
2.87
3:19AM
3.08
3:45PM
3.11
4:09AM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
0.82
8:56AM
0.68
9:21PM
0.60
9:51AM
0.47
10:11PM
0.37
10:37AM
0.28
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------7:24-------7:22-------7:18-
Sunset-6:10-------6:13-------6:15------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------12--25--11373----
Temp. °C1086656871099810101011101011888810
Feels °C (?)31010220333311120-2-113345
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