Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 6PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 7 | W 12 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 152 | 255 | 71 | 150 | 116 | 61 | 34 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:59PM2.80m | 4:19AM2.87m | 4:37PM3.03m | 4:54AM3.10m | 5:12PM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.82m | 10:17PM0.71m | 10:33AM0.60m | 10:54PM0.49m | 11:09AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | WSW 10 | S 4 | SW 16 | SW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 255 | 31 | 150 | 116 | 61 | 34 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | S 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 10 | W 14 | WSW 13 | S 16 | WSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 55 | 5 | 71 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | W 10 | W 19 | WSW 17 | — | S 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 58 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 152 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 33 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 37 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 111 | 288 | 284 | 113 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
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