Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 14 | WNW 11 | S 14 | E 6 | ESE 6 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 66 | 50 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07PM2.86m | 1:39AM2.85m | 2:07PM2.99m | 2:33AM3.02m | 2:56PM3.12m | 3:18AM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.75m | 7:43PM0.68m | 8:08AM0.62m | 8:36PM0.55m | 8:58AM0.49m | 9:20PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | E 6 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 13 | S 16 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | S 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | W 9 | SE 5 | SW 12 | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 99 | 130 | 156 | 184 | 302 | 373 | 346 | 320 | 270 | 229 | 222 | 229 | 176 | 135 | — | 66 | 50 | — | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 37 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 93 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
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