Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (12 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 64 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 90 | 87 | 83 | 67 | 118 | 107 | 127 | 147 | 218 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.92m | 7:36AM1.29m | 8:00PM1.95m | 8:22AM1.36m | 8:43PM1.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.18m | 1:22PM0.14m | 2:34AM0.16m | 2:09PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 64 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 61 | 118 | 42 | 68 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 75 | 71 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 60 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 11 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | NNE 6 | SSW 4 | W 2 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 107 | 127 | 147 | 218 | 235 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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