Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 11 May 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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 9PM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
Afternoon (11 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (11 May)0.5ft (0.2m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
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)
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
8
37
37
37
36
32
31
61
61
61
60
59
53
51
51
50
50
50
50
48
45
42
42
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:13PM2.52m
1:44AM2.66m
2:16PM2.69m
2:43AM2.85m
3:10PM2.92m
3:34AM3.08m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.96m
8:15AM0.86m
8:38PM0.79m
9:07AM0.66m
9:29PM0.57m
9:54AM0.45m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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light rain
light rain
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5:48
5:47
5:46
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9:14
9:15
9:16
9:17
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
10
9
9
9
11
13
13
13
9
9
10
10
10
12
12
11
9
10
9
9
8
9
11
8
6
5
7
6
7
8
7
8
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
3
2
1
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
13
6
15
26
25
24
23
22
21
12
12
60
59
53
51
51
50
50
50
50
48
45
42
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
2
3
37
37
37
36
32
31
61
61
61
11
11
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.2
S
10
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
1
8
1
1
1
4
4
1
3
3
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
W
2
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NNW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
4
7
11
15
16
13
13
14
11
7
7
7
9
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
Distance (km)
536
433
24
5
24
5
285
733
631
631
631
630
640
648
868
809
868
930
585
585
585
895
900
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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