Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 5AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 45 | 14 | 28 | 67 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 40 | 28 | 151 | 435 | 251 | 109 | 76 | 65 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:26AM3.05m | 5:44PM3.19m | 6:00AM3.22m | 6:17PM3.34m | 6:33AM3.35m | 6:51PM3.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.54m | 11:41AM0.44m | 00:01AM0.38m | 12:15PM0.30m | 00:34AM0.27m | 12:49PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 67 | 42 | 30 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 252 | 251 | 109 | 76 | 65 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 82 | 63 | 31 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | W 6 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 33 | 45 | 65 | 43 | 24 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 151 | 435 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 24 | 59 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 285 | 398 | 433 | 88 | 71 | 71 | 250 | 251 | 111 |
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