Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 603 | 667 | 539 | 324 | 195 | 192 | 145 | 127 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 56 | 116 | 94 | 68 | 54 | 51 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23AM3.11m | 8:41PM2.91m | 9:01AM2.89m | 9:21PM2.69m | 9:45AM2.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.52m | 2:32PM0.62m | 2:46AM0.71m | 3:13PM0.82m | 3:29AM0.91m | 4:03PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 405 | 395 | 249 | 324 | 124 | 169 | 114 | 74 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 23 | 116 | 94 | 68 | 54 | 51 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 249 | 118 | 192 | 145 | 127 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 195 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | N 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | 603 | 667 | 539 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 451 | 267 | 249 | 371 | 409 | 341 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 129 | 131 | 538 | 528 | 293 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 93 |
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