Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 30 Nov 2025 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
11.9° 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 8PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Nov)--
Afternoon (30 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (30 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.4
SSW
4
SW
1.8
S
1.8
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.3
SSE
1.4
S
2.4
SW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.6
SSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)106788108899881015151681514141414138
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3672814054227092667417422780627240271126738030630632324221521020714910295
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
0
WSW
10
SSE
40
SW
45
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
2.81
1:05AM
2.84
1:35PM
2.99
2:04AM
3.06
2:31PM
3.19
2:58AM
3.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03PM
0.74
7:29AM
0.66
8:00PM
0.55
8:25AM
0.47
8:52PM
0.37
9:18AM
0.28
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise------8:18-------8:18-------8:21-
Sunset4:30-------4:30-------4:29-------
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
161254111---1-1111-----1
Temp. °C101012131311101299999979998999910
Feels °C (?)205561184-1101100212333444
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