Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, gales from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 5 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 122 | 192 | 158 | 120 | 132 | 84 | 92 | 59 | 82 | 235 | 1546 | 1104 | 240 | 120 | 115 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25PM2.55m | 2:53AM2.60m | 3:15PM2.77m | 3:38AM2.85m | 3:57PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.94m | 9:10AM0.85m | 9:35PM0.72m | 9:53AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | |  |  | |  | | |  | |  | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 11 | SSW 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | 158 | 120 | 132 | 84 | 23 | 42 | 71 | 235 | 1546 | 1104 | 240 | 120 | 115 | 60 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 16 | W 11 | W 11 | E 6 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 21 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 20 | 49 | 119 | 85 | 67 | 81 | 44 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | W 11 | S 16 | W 15 | W 11 | — | — | N 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 8 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | SSW 8 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | — | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 36 | 122 | 192 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 92 | 59 | 82 | — | 87 | 91 | 45 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 631 | 103 | 252 | 294 | 71 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 144 | 157 | 252 | 125 | 254 | 332 | 630 | 623 | 651 | 825 | 71 |
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