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Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
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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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today?
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 10PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WSW 11 | WNW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | |
27 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 169 | 167 | 165 | 12 | 111 | 108 | 12 | 66 | 64 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 49 | 50 | 45 | 35 | 64 | 38 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:42PM3.14m | 5:01AM3.20m | 5:20PM3.25m | 5:38AM3.25m | 5:55PM3.30m | 6:12AM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.42m | 11:20AM0.39m | 11:37PM0.36m | 11:52AM0.35m | 00:10AM0.34m | 12:24PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | WSW 11 | E 5 | SE 5 | E 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 |
27 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 353 | 249 | 173 | 110 | 60 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 18 | WSW 11 | E 5 | W 10 | E 4 | — | SE 5 | — | W 9 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 169 | 167 | 165 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | WNW 14 | WSW 10 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | — | W 10 | S 17 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 6 | W 9 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 111 | 108 | — | 66 | 64 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
396 | 419 | 418 | 524 | 923 | 1365 | 1522 | 953 | 627 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 34 | 31 | 49 | 50 | 45 | 35 | 64 | 38 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 90 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 5 | 90 | 5 | 93 | 95 | 103 | 111 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 5 | 5 | 111 | 112 |
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