Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 11AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 8 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 54 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:34AM3.24m | 7:53PM3.29m | 8:09AM3.24m | 8:28PM3.26m | 8:46AM3.20m | 9:06PM3.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.34m | 2:09AM0.38m | 2:24PM0.37m | 2:44AM0.43m | 3:00PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 54 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | W 11 | SW 8 | WSW 6 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 111 | 111 | 122 | 122 | 113 | 102 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
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