Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 2PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | E 5 | WSW 8 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 11:39AM2.80m | 00:10AM2.81m | 12:42PM2.79m | 1:17AM2.81m | 1:51PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM0.79m | 6:01PM0.80m | 6:35AM0.80m | 7:07PM0.79m | 7:42AM0.77m | 8:17PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | 9:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | S 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 10 | S 13 | S 19 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | S 18 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 122 | 113 | 111 | 24 | 111 | 111 | 58 | 98 | 111 | 122 | 98 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 58 | 93 |
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