Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 2AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 33 | 29 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 25 | 38 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 49 | 75 | 77 | 65 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:12PM3.25m | 5:29AM3.30m | 5:46PM3.42m | 6:03AM3.46m | 6:21PM3.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.31m | 11:44AM0.23m | 00:02AM0.17m | 12:18PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 101 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 11 | W 10 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 6 | — | W 2 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 30 | 25 | 38 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 49 | 75 | 77 | 65 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 284 | 285 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 288 | 255 | 93 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 7 |
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