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Kirra on the Gold Coast is a very sheltered point/Groyne break that has fairly consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the south. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Watch out for sharks, rips and rocks.

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Overall Kirra Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Kirra surf quality by season and Kirra surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Queensland - Gold Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Kirra

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kirra:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Greenmount	1 mi
Second closest break	Duranbah	1 mi
Third closest break	Rainbow Bay	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Snapper Rocks	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Tweed River Breakwall	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Kirra:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4480 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4520 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4628 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4682 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5010 mi
Tide stations nearest to Kirra:
Closest tide station	Point Danger, Australia	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Tweed River, Australia	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Kingscliff, Australia	7 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Nerang River (Bundall), Australia	14 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Gold Coast Seaway, Australia	16 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Kirra:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	612 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	643 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	647 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	652 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	703 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Kirra:
Closest city location	Tugun (Australia)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Banora Point (Australia)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Chinderah (Australia)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bilambil (Australia)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Tallebudgera (Australia)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Kirra is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL) in Australia, which is 3 km (2 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Kirra is Brisbane International Airport (BNE), also in Australia, 96 km (60 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Maroochydore Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY), also in Australia, 179 km (111 miles) away.