Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 12PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 154 | 161 | 134 | 106 | 83 | 64 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:28AM3.50m | 6:53PM3.63m | 7:18AM3.49m | 7:43PM3.59m | 8:08AM3.41m | 8:34PM3.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.11m | 1:18AM0.10m | 1:39PM0.12m | 2:11AM0.17m | 2:31PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | 9:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | WSW 11 | SSW 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSE 5 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 154 | 161 | 134 | 106 | 83 | 64 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 111 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 122 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 285 | 285 | 285 | 113 | 103 | 93 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 90 | 93 | 93 |
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