Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
10.1° 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 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
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 (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
1.2
W
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)777121212445553466111111101010445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1271833345781081020132222442880284102451
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
10
NE
5
N
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
3.24
5:09PM
3.26
5:29AM
3.37
5:47PM
3.39
6:05AM
3.44
6:22PM
3.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.34
11:32PM
0.27
11:51AM
0.24
12:07AM
0.19
12:23PM
0.20
12:39AM
0.17
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:13-------7:11-------7:09-----
Sunset-----8:06-------8:07-------8:08--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------121
Temp. °C1211101010101010111110111010776568881010
Feels °C (?)985555667766453233332143
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