Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 4PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, gales from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WNW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 84 | 94 | 307 | 143 | 1538 | 1478 | 342 | 160 | 121 | 85 | 55 | 67 | 97 | 129 | 599 | 1040 | 1833 | 2810 | 1075 | 820 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:15PM2.77m | 3:38AM2.85m | 3:57PM3.01m | 4:17AM3.09m | 4:36PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.85m | 9:35PM0.72m | 9:53AM0.63m | 10:15PM0.50m | 10:33AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | W 11 | ESE 7 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 103 | 84 | 31 | 9 | 261 | 1538 | 1478 | 342 | 160 | 121 | 56 | 55 | 67 | 12 | 11 | 599 | 201 | — | — | 1075 | 804 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 15 | SSW 8 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 143 | — | 264 | 163 | 129 | 69 | 85 | 46 | 24 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 11 | — | — | NNE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 4 | S 10 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 94 | 307 | — | 23 | 95 | 74 | 43 | 46 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 97 | 129 | 164 | 1040 | 1833 | 2810 | 901 | 820 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 111 | 154 | 274 | 5 | 92 | 222 | 321 | 605 | 630 | 631 | 856 | 71 | 71 | 294 | 341 | 630 | 894 | 894 | 895 | 894 |
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