Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 1PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2863 | 2323 | 2423 | 1941 | 2619 | 3222 | 1121 | 1868 | 1238 | 471 | 315 | 351 | 427 | 436 | 480 | 468 | 322 | 280 | 273 | 349 | 349 | 314 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:56AM3.50m | 8:18PM3.38m | 8:40AM3.35m | 9:04PM3.17m | 9:29AM3.14m | 9:57PM2.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.22m | 2:27AM0.32m | 2:54PM0.40m | 3:14AM0.52m | 3:48PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | W 12 | SE 7 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 151 | 26 | 137 | 1704 | 1375 | 1121 | 819 | 641 | 471 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 322 | 280 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | W 18 | S 18 | — | W 12 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | NW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 42 | 78 | 111 | 99 | 12 | 7 | 6 | — | 95 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 19 | — | — | SW 18 | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | — | — | 12 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 2863 | 2323 | 2423 | 1941 | 2619 | 3222 | — | 1868 | 1238 | — | 315 | 351 | 427 | 436 | 480 | 468 | — | — | 273 | 349 | 349 | 314 | 231 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 303 | 491 | 536 | 501 | 285 | 296 | 71 | 71 | 103 | 103 | 285 | 285 | 255 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 297 | 103 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
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