Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | S 7 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 18 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 80 | 110 | 144 | 997 | 75 | 56 | 47 | 48 | 59 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 48 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:07AM3.43m | 7:25PM3.46m | 7:42AM3.44m | 8:01PM3.43m | 8:19AM3.39m | 8:40PM3.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.18m | 1:39AM0.21m | 1:55PM0.21m | 2:13AM0.26m | 2:31PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 93 | 75 | 42 | 47 | 24 | 59 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 10 | W 11 | SW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 11 | SW 9 | S 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 56 | 32 | 48 | 14 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 76 | 80 | 110 | 144 | 997 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 48 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 93 | 93 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 297 | 71 | 304 | 294 | 579 | 294 | 71 | 103 | 113 | 92 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 122 | 304 |
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