Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 11PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 7 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 26 | 6 | 28 | 122 | 207 | 115 | 104 | 52 | 114 | 73 | 53 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:39PM3.31m | 5:02AM3.33m | 5:24PM3.50m | 5:45AM3.50m | 6:06PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.27m | 11:25AM0.18m | 11:49PM0.12m | 12:06PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | S 11 | S 10 | — | W 12 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 115 | 104 | 52 | 114 | 73 | 53 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 34 | 32 | 42 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | — | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 20 | 20 | — | 10 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 16 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 26 | 6 | 28 | 122 | 207 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 18 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 285 | 109 | 144 | 285 | 285 | 111 | 111 | 528 | 492 | 71 | 71 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
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