Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 09 Apr 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
10.3° 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 6PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.1
W
1
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.3
S
2.3
S
3
S
3
W
1.6
SSE
1.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
1.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)4441314141414567118988888131717169
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20363315816613613476733991036190834135761755358268188523091931740446375
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
W
15
SW
35
S
45
S
50
S
55
S
30
W
25
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
SW
55
WSW
55
W
55
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
2.47
10:51PM
2.46
11:24AM
2.32
12:05AM
2.36
12:49PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
1.11
5:24AM
1.19
5:58PM
1.22
6:51AM
1.22
7:25PM
1.19
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:50-------6:47
Sunset---8:21-------8:22-------8:23----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------3774-1-1112111--
Temp. °C889877666796676677988878
Feels °C (?)-1-3-1-1141-2-4-4-3-1-1-3-5-5-5-6-3-4-4-3-4-2
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