Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 12 | SSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 62 | 132 | 178 | 229 | 271 | 253 | 336 | 195 | 139 | 117 | 136 | 168 | 135 | 82 | 399 | 56 | 43 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 34 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:04AM2.76m | 4:27PM2.85m | 4:48AM2.84m | 5:09PM2.95m | 5:29AM2.92m | 5:49PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.78m | 10:45PM0.74m | 11:02AM0.70m | 11:26PM0.66m | 11:42AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 43 | 44 | 254 | 195 | 139 | 117 | 42 | 41 | 45 | 82 | 78 | 56 | 43 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | — | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 12 | — | 41 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 41 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | W 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 4 | WSW 12 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 64 | 62 | 132 | 178 | 229 | 271 | 253 | 336 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 136 | 168 | 135 | 6 | 399 | — | 34 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 109 | 113 | 305 | 304 | 305 | 285 | 285 | 71 | 71 | 103 | 467 | 467 | 467 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
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