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Kirra Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Kirra surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kirra today?
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 7PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | |
412 | 298 | 359 | 393 | 526 | 659 | 686 | 686 | 599 | 599 | 603 | 603 | 655 | 603 | 552 | 493 | 500 | 448 | 449 | 383 | 333 | 428 | 754 | 879 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.77m | 6:57AM1.61m | 7:27PM1.85m | 7:34AM1.55m | 8:04PM1.89m | 8:10AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.43m | 1:00AM0.52m | 1:00PM0.42m | 1:44AM0.52m | 1:32PM0.42m | 2:25AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | NE 14 | S 9 | NE 14 | S 17 | S 8 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 13 | S 10 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
 kJ | 2 | 298 | 359 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 383 | 333 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 14 | — | NE 14 | S 19 | NE 14 | SE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 12 | S 10 | NE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | N 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 15 | NE 16 | N 14 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 15 | S 20 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 15 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 13 | S 8 | N 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | N 13 | S 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 412 | 32 | — | 393 | 526 | 659 | 686 | 686 | 599 | 599 | 603 | 603 | 655 | 603 | 552 | 493 | 500 | 448 | 449 | — | — | 428 | 754 | 879 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 2 |
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