Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 61 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40PM3.52m | 6:03AM3.49m | 6:26PM3.65m | 6:47AM3.58m | 7:10PM3.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.19m | 00:07AM0.12m | 12:26PM0.05m | 00:51AM0.04m | 1:09PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 5 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 4 | S 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 1 | 35 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | S 11 | SE 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 8 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 47 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 111 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 113 | 122 | 111 | 285 | 285 | 24 | 24 | 98 | 98 | 467 | 98 | 285 |
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