Red Strand (Dirk Bay) Surf Break

Red Strand (Dirk Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.55° N 8.94° W

Issued: 6 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Strand (Dirk Bay) sea temperature is
13.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
1 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.4
SW
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
82
97
68
50
53
50
37
37
57
45
18
33
12
24
15
15
9
9
9
5
5
4
4
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:59AM3.28m
9:26PM3.32m
9:51AM3.12m
10:20PM3.13m
10:46AM2.95m
11:17PM2.94m
Low Tide
3:24PM0.32m
3:58AM0.43m
4:19PM0.47m
4:53AM0.59m
5:17PM0.63m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:55
9:55
9:55
9:57
 mm
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.4
SW
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
2
82
97
68
50
53
50
37
37
57
45
18
33
12
24
15
15
9
9
9
4
4
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
7
0.1
S
10
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
44
34
27
35
34
34
32
33
2
2
17
2
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
7
0.1
SW
10
0.4
SSW
7
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
26
4
18
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
184
1
1
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
111
93
71
122
113
113
111
71
71
7
24
122
122
98
95
24
24
24
102
118
122
122
109
111
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
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