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Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 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
9.8° 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 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)--
Afternoon (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (10 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
W
2.1
WSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)77781215151515147788891311999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)197277248256539309318318222978284444628887106811992288974505405360318273449
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
50
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:29PM
2.61
9:55AM
2.43
10:26PM
2.40
11:05AM
2.26
11:51PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
0.95
3:47AM
1.06
4:12PM
1.15
4:58AM
1.22
5:36PM
1.27
6:33AM
1.26
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:00-------6:56-------6:54-
Sunset-6:30-------6:31-------6:34------
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-----------123132111--
Temp. °C10119877899991010111111108655556
Feels °C (?)42-2-3-3-30110-10-10111-2-3-6-7-5-4-4
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