Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 3AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 550 | 268 | 343 | 372 | 541 | 432 | 302 | 339 | 386 | 137 | 35 | 328 | 394 | 462 | 522 | 433 | 387 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:18PM1.75m | 8:40AM1.41m | 8:51PM1.71m | 9:14AM1.45m | 9:25PM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.27m | 2:31PM0.29m | 3:13AM0.24m | 3:10PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 268 | 343 | 372 | 338 | 281 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 137 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 12 | NE 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 103 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 10 | N 6 | — | E 15 | S 16 | N 15 | N 15 | S 18 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 550 | 14 | 17 | — | 541 | 432 | 302 | 339 | 386 | 74 | 166 | 328 | 394 | 462 | 522 | 433 | 387 | 172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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