Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 9PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 6 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10PM2.71m | 1:54AM2.66m | 2:30PM2.85m | 3:03AM2.86m | 3:32PM3.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.86m | 8:30AM0.80m | 9:08PM0.68m | 9:32AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WSW 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 6 | E 6 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | S 11 | W 6 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 7 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 58 | 58 | 157 | 157 | 58 | 157 | 295 | 433 | 825 | 867 | 1219 | 868 | 1219 |
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