Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 2AM is: 0.1m 21s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | S 21 | SSW 12 | S 21 | S 15 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02PM3.42m | 9:23AM3.25m | 9:48PM3.21m | 10:10AM3.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.20m | 3:27AM0.34m | 3:47PM0.37m | 4:12AM0.52m | 4:34PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 4 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | S 19 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | S 18 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SW 12 | — | — | E 5 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 15 | S 21 | S 20 | S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 5 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 631 | 631 | 631 | 122 | 122 | 112 | 113 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 102 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 5 | 973 | 157 | 95 |
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