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Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | |
224 | 177 | 69 | 47 | 69 | 41 | 83 | 68 | 64 | 47 | 45 | 89 | 35 | 92 | 141 | 119 | 154 | 62 | 65 | 162 | 165 | 194 | 277 | 345 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:07PM3.15m | 6:25AM3.07m | 6:44PM3.15m | 7:01AM3.05m | 7:20PM3.11m | 7:38AM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.51m | 12:35PM0.50m | 00:58AM0.53m | 1:12PM0.53m | 1:35AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | WSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 84 | 69 | 69 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 19 | 41 | 35 | 92 | 141 | 119 | 17 | 62 | 65 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 11 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 82 | 81 | 69 | 41 | 69 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 33 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 42 | 21 | — | 23 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 25 | — | 17 | 17 | 26 | — | 25 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 9 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 224 | 177 | 23 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 83 | 68 | 64 | 47 | 45 | 89 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 154 | 8 | 1 | 162 | 165 | 194 | 277 | 345 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 122 | 303 | 113 | 93 | 113 | 113 | 93 | 113 | 302 | 122 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 71 | 24 | 129 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 113 | 255 | 296 | 303 |
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