Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
10.4° 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 6AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (04 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (04 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.5
WNW
2
SSW
2.4
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
2.3
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
S
1.6
S
2
S
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)87716778101313139988885667778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107867614035260714403265487318194842442021471329811368157318471686637604
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
SW
20
S
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
60
WSW
75
SW
75
W
50
WNW
45
W
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
SW
20
SW
25
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
3.38
7:30PM
3.38
7:47AM
3.26
8:04PM
3.25
8:21AM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
0.21
1:24PM
0.27
1:41AM
0.31
1:54PM
0.38
2:13AM
0.45
2:26PM
0.54
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise----7:05-------7:03-------7:01---
Sunset-------8:13-------8:14-------8:15
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C8881010119877667898899910111010
Feels °C (?)453111-3-8-9-5-5-2-2-12211012434
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