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Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
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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
12.2° 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 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 3 | E 4 | |
47 | 46 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:50PM2.86m | 12:24PM2.71m | 1:00AM2.79m | 1:34PM2.71m | 2:06AM2.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM0.74m | 6:32AM0.79m | 7:00PM0.79m | 7:38AM0.80m | 8:04PM0.78m | 8:36AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 4 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 7 | W 12 |
6 | 41 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 7 |
40 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 4 | SSW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | S 19 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 |
47 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 278 | 113 | 71 | 71 | 90 | 5 | 111 | 111 | 90 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 90 | 95 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 88 | 88 |
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