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Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
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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
10.9° 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 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 15 | WSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | |
38 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:33AM2.74m | 2:10PM2.69m | 2:43AM2.84m | 3:12PM2.84m | 3:37AM2.98m | 4:01PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.82m | 8:42PM0.77m | 9:16AM0.70m | 9:38PM0.64m | 10:04AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
38 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | W 15 | WSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 17 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | SE 5 | W 8 | — | — | W 12 | S 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 |
14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 98 | 98 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 102 | 88 | 88 | 98 | 24 | 24 | 58 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 93 | 109 | 103 | 7 |
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