Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 14 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
10.4° 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 1PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)6666766777778815151515141413876
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1881721441191101702063353713433764876898877111001936763508367277178203196
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-6:43-------6:41-------6:39------
Sunset-----8:29-------8:30-------8:32--
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1----1-2511111-------111
Temp. °C111111121111111110111110101110101010101110111111
Feels °C (?)878865446541-101234465554
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