Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 12AM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 14 | WSW 5 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:12PM2.58m | 3:40AM2.57m | 4:06PM2.70m | 4:30AM2.71m | 4:52PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.98m | 9:57AM0.93m | 10:26PM0.86m | 10:45AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | — | S 6 | — | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 511 | 765 | 746 | 746 | 868 | 913 | 467 | 24 | 24 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
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