Kirra surf break

Kirra surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 AEST
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Kirra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kirra sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kirra today?

The current surf forecast for Kirra at 7PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
1.1
N
1.4
NNE
1.7
N
1.4
NNW
0.9
NW
0.3
S
0.3
S
1
N
0.3
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)777666667765566499667778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7565655847455052684432521091871153415146881791031
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
1.72
6:15AM
1.28
6:32PM
1.75
6:56AM
1.39
7:12PM
1.75
7:34AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
0.39
12:24AM
0.33
12:01PM
0.33
1:01AM
0.29
12:48PM
0.30
1:34AM
0.27
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------5:39-------5:39-------5:37-
Sunset-5:38-------5:39-------5:39------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C222019181717172021212020201919201919191817171721
Feels °C (?)181718181718182020202019181717181818181716161520
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for QLD - Gold Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Kirra (light winds from the S at Coolangatta Airport 3 km from Kirra). 1.2m 6s windswell from the SSE with a 0.7m 7s swell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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