Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 3AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 126 | 121 | 83 | 139 | 237 | 389 | 539 | 623 | 491 | 627 | 279 | 117 | 89 | 113 | 196 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:18PM2.92m | 7:39AM2.93m | 7:58PM2.76m | 8:21AM2.76m | 8:43PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.68m | 1:53PM0.78m | 2:09AM0.83m | 2:40PM0.93m | 3:01AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | |  |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | 4:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 135 | 126 | 121 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 491 | 193 | 161 | 117 | 89 | 113 | 196 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | SW 11 | SSW 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 181 | 125 | 79 | 57 | 28 | 20 | 61 | 37 | 36 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | — | 10 | 5 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 2 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 25 | 83 | 139 | 237 | 389 | 539 | 623 | 334 | 627 | 279 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 111 | 284 | 284 | 307 | 293 | 288 | 93 | 111 | 111 | 71 | 0 | 192 | 631 | 58 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 37 |
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