Kirra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.53° E

Issued: 9 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kirra sea temperature is

23.2°C

Kirra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kirra today (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kirra at 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (15 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 15						Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	105	149	72	72	79	81	81	79	79	73	71	71	71	96	69	198	555	549	439	334	259	143	124	85	43
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	WNW	WNW	SSW	SE	SE	ESE	SE	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:41AM1.56m				00:19AM1.00m				12:33PM1.51m					1:36AM1.03m				1:30PM1.47m				2:47AM1.11m
Low Tide	4:32AM0.63m				6:55PM0.64m				5:25AM0.70m					7:52PM0.62m			6:39AM0.75m					8:44PM0.57m


	4:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:43	—
	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	6:16
mm	—	—	—	5	1	12	—	—	—	—	1	5	15	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	26	27	24	24	22	21	21	22	25	24	22	20	19	19	19	19	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20
Feels °C	21	25	25	25	25	25	22	22	24	26	24	23	21	17	17	18	17	20	19	19	19	20	20	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 11	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 10	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	S 7	S 7	SE 6	S 9
kJ	48	72	72	72	79	176	129	79	82	66	50	37	34	96	26	41	68	66	64	68	63	34	32	85	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NNE 6	E 10	E 10	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	26	12	5	5	5	81	81	5	79	73	71	71	71	25	69	69	28	12	6	6	10	62	45	45	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	NE 11	S 7	S 7	S 10	NE 11	NE 11	S 9	NE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	ENE 6	NNE 10	ENE 6	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 6	NNE 10	NNE 10	SSE 9	NNE 10
kJ	1	5	1	1	2	5	5	2	5	11	11	11	4	10	7	10	10	10	10	10	3	10	10	28	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 6	NNE 6	—	—	SSE 3	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 4	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	SE 6
kJ	105	149	214	275	267	247	186	119	—	—	5	13	24	17	20	198	555	549	439	334	259	143	124	—	71
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	39	143	176	176	59	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	2	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)						2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	2	2	4	4	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	9	5	9	9	8	7	6	8	5	5

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