Surf Forecasts:
Red Strand (Dirk Bay) surf forecast from 22 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 22 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 27 Oct, 12PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period, SW swell with 7,662 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 22 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) this week:
The surf forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 22) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Red Strand (Dirk Bay) in the next 16 days are 5.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Friday (Oct 23) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Tue 27th Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Red Strand (Dirk Bay) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, gales from the NNW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 158 | 84 | 59 | 1546 | 120 | 81 | 95 | 899 | 2011 | 672 | 173 | 172 | 160 | 910 | 1074 | 2260 | 4196 | 990 | 1349 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:53AM2.60m | 3:15PM2.77m | 3:38AM2.85m | 3:57PM3.01m | 4:17AM3.09m | 4:36PM3.23m | 4:55AM3.32m | 5:14PM3.42m | 5:34AM3.50m | 5:54PM3.55m | 6:14AM3.61m | 6:34PM3.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.94m | 9:10AM0.85m | 9:35PM0.72m | 9:53AM0.63m | 10:15PM0.50m | 10:33AM0.41m | 10:53PM0.31m | 11:11AM0.23m | 11:30PM0.16m | 11:49AM0.10m | 00:08AM0.07m | 12:29PM0.04m | 00:47AM0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | 20 | — | — | 8 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | WNW 14 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | — | W 20 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 158 | 84 | 42 | 1546 | 120 | 60 | 95 | 160 | — | 561 | 173 | 172 | 25 | — | 7 | — | — | 526 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 85 | 81 | 12 | — | — | — | 164 | 72 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 990 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 73 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 396 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | SE 4 | N 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | W 12 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | W 4 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 36 | 13 | — | 59 | 87 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 899 | 2011 | 672 | 24 | 18 | 160 | 910 | 1074 | 2260 | 4196 | 27 | 1349 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 631 | 294 | 7 | 144 | 125 | 630 | 651 | 71 | 630 | 894 | 585 | 467 | 491 | 144 | 303 | 433 | 831 | 829 | 585 | 477 |
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