Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 IST
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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
10.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 5AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.2
SSW
1.6
SE
2.1
SE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
1.1
SSE
1.5
SSE
2.4
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)66137718131313161616161610108881010101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47561821440430171717720252525241408830596453111154154186395
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
40
E
45
E
50
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
45
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
3.58
8:30AM
3.38
8:55PM
3.38
9:21AM
3.14
9:50PM
3.14
10:20AM
2.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
0.18
2:45PM
0.31
3:17AM
0.40
3:40PM
0.53
4:20AM
0.64
4:48PM
0.74
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:28-------6:26-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:40-------8:43-------8:45
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C101010109899101088991011101010910101011
Feels °C (?)54330-2-1-10-1-3-3-1-10333323224
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