Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 35 | 58 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 28 | 64 | 127 | 116 | 112 | 93 | 51 | 32 | 24 | 35 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:45AM3.50m | 6:06PM3.61m | 6:25AM3.59m | 6:45PM3.63m | 7:03AM3.59m | 7:23PM3.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.12m | 12:06PM0.05m | 00:27AM0.05m | 12:44PM0.02m | 1:03AM0.06m | 1:20PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | W 10 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 43 | 24 | 58 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 8 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | W 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | S 15 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 35 | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 17 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | W 10 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 39 | 28 | 64 | 127 | 116 | 112 | 93 | 51 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 92 | 103 | 103 | 284 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 71 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 111 | 113 | 90 | 113 |
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