Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 Mar 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
10.0° 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 7AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
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 (?)
0.2
W
0.4
WSW
0.2
W
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)12711445777777776777773333
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1116102744621471426465444232282716161612195466
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
2.84
3:37PM
2.85
4:04AM
3.05
4:27PM
3.07
4:49AM
3.24
5:09PM
3.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.80
9:43AM
0.69
10:06PM
0.60
10:34AM
0.50
10:52PM
0.41
11:15AM
0.34
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----7:18-------7:16-------7:13---
Sunset-------8:02-------8:04-------8:06
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C9899910111111101111111314131111101010101010
Feels °C (?)4320024455677810977665556
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