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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
11.6° 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 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WSW 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | W 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
160 | 171 | 105 | 75 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 72 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:20PM3.25m | 5:38AM3.25m | 5:55PM3.30m | 6:12AM3.26m | 6:30PM3.31m | 6:47AM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.36m | 11:52AM0.35m | 00:10AM0.34m | 12:24PM0.35m | 00:42AM0.36m | 12:55PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | WSW 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 16 | SE 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
12 | 171 | 105 | 75 | 60 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WSW 11 | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 15 |
160 | 12 | 52 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 18 | — | — | — | E 4 | — | S 16 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 4 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SE 4 |
4 | — | 12 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
373 | 89 | — | — | — | 33 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 33 | — | — | 26 | 20 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 37 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 103 | 111 | 109 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 111 | 111 | 102 | 112 | 112 | 93 | 58 | 93 | 102 | 102 | 157 |
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