Kirra surf break

Kirra surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 02 May 2026 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kirra today?

The current surf forecast for Kirra at 3PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (02 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1377
1463
1495
1368
1396
1275
1184
1090
1090
980
896
882
896
980
980
1090
1255
1329
1466
1783
1865
1702
1430
1270
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:10AM1.48m
8:40PM1.90m
8:45AM1.40m
9:16PM1.88m
9:20AM1.33m
9:51PM1.84m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.44m
3:07AM0.57m
2:33PM0.48m
3:48AM0.62m
3:03PM0.54m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:11
6:13
6:13
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
21
23
22
21
21
21
20
19
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
20
22
21
21
21
21
20
19
22
22
22
22
22
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
NE
12
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
6
1275
1184
1090
1090
980
896
882
896
980
980
1090
1255
1329
1466
1783
1865
1702
1430
1270
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
11
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
7
7
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1377
1463
1495
1368
1396
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
53
53
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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