Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 May 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
11.5° 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 6PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (02 May)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
17
8
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:30PM3.31m
6:47AM3.22m
7:04PM3.26m
7:21AM3.14m
7:39PM3.17m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.35m
00:42AM0.36m
12:55PM0.39m
1:15AM0.42m
1:28PM0.47m
1:50AM0.53m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
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8:59
9:00
9:02
9:04
1
1
3
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
10
8
8
8
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
7
6
7
8
9
8
6
6
5
6
9
11
10
6
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
14
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
13
9
9
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
9
12
24
26
18
8
4
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
17
8
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.9
ENE
6
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
18
1
47
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
93
109
112
102
154
118
109
122
373
340
157
280
157
157
93
93
93
157
296
297
274
274
112
102
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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