Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 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 Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 35 | 178 | 245 | 172 | 144 | 138 | 108 | 83 | 61 | 44 | 63 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:50AM2.86m | 5:09PM3.01m | 5:26AM3.05m | 5:44PM3.19m | 6:00AM3.22m | 6:17PM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.72m | 11:05AM0.62m | 11:26PM0.54m | 11:41AM0.44m | 00:01AM0.38m | 12:15PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | E 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | S 6 | S 7 | E 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 22 | 178 | 245 | 172 | 144 | 138 | 108 | 83 | 61 | 44 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 5 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | W 7 | SSW 12 | SE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 5 | W 8 | SE 6 | SW 12 | W 8 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NNE 2 | E 4 | E 5 | S 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | — | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 24 | 88 | 102 | 102 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 157 | 5 | 102 | 71 | 157 | 71 | 3 | 5 | 304 | 122 |
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