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Lat Long: 51.55° N 8.94° W

Red Strand (Dirk Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Strand (Dirk Bay) sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.7° 

Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (05 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)--
Afternoon (05 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SE
5
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
69
52
39
33
25
16
16
15
6
6
6
5
5
3
14
6
6
6
8
14
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:07PM2.99m
2:33AM3.02m
2:56PM3.12m
3:18AM3.17m
3:39PM3.22m
3:58AM3.28m
Low Tide
8:36PM0.55m
8:58AM0.49m
9:20PM0.44m
9:40AM0.39m
9:59PM0.36m
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
4
5
5
6
7
5
6
6
8
7
7
6
7
6
7
8
10
10
8
7
6
4
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