Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 555 | 471 | 300 | 294 | 301 | 182 | 366 | 617 | 314 | 489 | 419 | 417 | 389 | 389 | 181 | 41 | 62 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:40AM3.35m | 9:04PM3.17m | 9:29AM3.14m | 9:57PM2.92m | 10:28AM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.40m | 3:14AM0.52m | 3:48PM0.62m | 4:14AM0.75m | 5:00PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SSW 8 | W 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 555 | 471 | 300 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 314 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 157 | 181 | 41 | 62 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 10 | S 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 154 | 101 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | 95 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 11 | S 19 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 11 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 294 | 301 | 182 | 366 | 617 | 314 | 489 | 419 | 417 | 389 | 389 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 285 | 285 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 93 | 103 | 297 | 304 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 93 |
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