Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 08). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 19 | 17 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 193 | 298 | 161 | 75 | 61 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46PM3.07m | 4:14AM3.10m | 4:39PM3.31m | 5:02AM3.33m | 5:24PM3.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.48m | 10:39AM0.38m | 11:07PM0.27m | 11:25AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | S 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 10 | W 12 | — | — | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 161 | 75 | 61 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 8 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 41 | 55 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 32 | 20 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 77 | 193 | 298 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 930 | 585 | 467 | 391 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 103 | 122 | 285 | 113 | 144 | 285 | 285 | 111 | 111 | 504 | 71 | 7 |
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