Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) at 2AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Red Strand (Dirk Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:37PM2.94m | 11:05AM2.87m | 11:37PM2.79m | 12:10PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.66m | 4:53AM0.74m | 5:25PM0.78m | 5:58AM0.85m | 6:39PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 16 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 5 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 6 | W 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | S 16 | SW 6 | S 16 | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | W 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 767 | 467 | 467 | 304 | 113 | 285 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 123 | 297 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 103 | 103 |
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