Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 IST
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Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Red Strand (Dirk Bay) sea temperature is
10.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (10 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
2.1
S
3.5
S
2.2
S
1.8
S
1.7
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)1414141413688898888121317161599888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1661801341105831212446284224716505676921044319929593459722451264238196176129
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
5
W
20
SW
30
S
45
S
55
SSE
60
S
40
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
65
SSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
45
W
40
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
2.46
11:24AM
2.32
12:05AM
2.36
12:49PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24AM
1.19
5:58PM
1.22
6:51AM
1.22
7:25PM
1.19
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise---6:52-------6:50-------6:47----
Sunset-------8:22-------8:23-------8:25
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
----2694-1-1114111--111-
Temp. °C887778966656778988778898
Feels °C (?)2520-3-4-3-3-3-5-6-5-5-7-4-4-4-3-2-1-1022
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