Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
10.4° 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 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
S
0.8
S
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1
SE
1.1
SSE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)16159888888777744566676666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67930920212311480625945373443161020751226095145120140151178
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise-6:47-------6:45-------6:43------
Sunset-----8:25-------8:28-------8:29--
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1---12-1-122-
Temp. °C879101088777899999910111111111111
Feels °C (?)-101332434434443337877765
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