Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 3PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WNW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1233 | 300 | 189 | 175 | 83 | 71 | 83 | 118 | 149 | 475 | 1267 | 2026 | 2469 | 1022 | 794 | 694 | 575 | 386 | 305 | 166 | 207 | 184 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:57PM3.01m | 4:17AM3.09m | 4:36PM3.23m | 4:55AM3.32m | 5:14PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.63m | 10:15PM0.50m | 10:33AM0.41m | 10:53PM0.31m | 11:11AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1233 | 300 | 122 | 175 | 83 | 71 | 83 | 12 | 8 | 475 | — | — | — | 1022 | 720 | 561 | 491 | 386 | 305 | 166 | 207 | 184 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 47 | 158 | 189 | 69 | 50 | 46 | 25 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 123 | 94 | 81 | 51 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | N 7 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 82 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 88 | 63 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 118 | 149 | 275 | 1267 | 2026 | 2469 | 794 | 794 | 694 | 575 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 190 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 321 | 470 | 579 | 631 | 825 | 71 | 71 | 303 | 425 | 630 | 894 | 894 | 895 | 894 | 894 | 894 | 894 | 585 | 585 | 467 | 71 | 103 |
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