Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 11 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 46 | 58 | 57 | 44 | 41 | 37 | 104 | 77 | 181 | 64 | 120 | 102 | 96 | 54 | 81 | 89 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:09AM3.24m | 8:28PM3.26m | 8:46AM3.20m | 9:06PM3.19m | 9:26AM3.12m | 9:49PM3.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.37m | 2:44AM0.43m | 3:00PM0.44m | 3:20AM0.50m | 3:40PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 46 | 46 | 58 | 57 | 44 | 41 | 31 | 27 | 46 | 51 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 39 | 40 | 4 | 89 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 5 | S 11 | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | S 15 | SE 5 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 11 | S 15 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | W 11 | SW 10 | W 6 | — | — | S 11 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | S 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 104 | 77 | 181 | — | 120 | 102 | 96 | 54 | 81 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 226 | 71 | 71 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 352 | 342 | 342 |
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