Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 12 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
10.4° 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 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (13 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
S
1.4
S
1.1
SSE
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.5
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)888887777784566666666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)959162594536343216161031907414892101119124144219250311298
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
35
S
40
S
30
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:43-------6:41--
Sunset-8:25-------8:28-------8:29------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1211-211--12-
Temp. °C109877789999991011111111111111111011
Feels °C (?)234334444443268777654543
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