Kirra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.53° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kirra sea temperature is

21.1°C

Kirra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kirra today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kirra at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 7	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	227	116	323	179	169	190	135	121	99	99	101	106	117	100	76	66	48	49	50	50	50	34	32	28
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NW	WNW	WNW	N	NNE	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				9:13AM1.57m				9:26PM1.55m				9:50AM1.56m				9:57PM1.41m					10:28AM1.53m
Low Tide		3:04AM0.23m				3:18PM0.30m				3:34AM0.29m				3:58PM0.41m					4:02AM0.35m				4:40PM0.52m


	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	19	19	19	18	16	15	15	16	18	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	19	20	19	19	18
Feels °C	15	13	14	15	15	16	16	15	14	14	15	17	17	16	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	16	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 9	SE 8	SSE 20	SSE 20	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	SSE 9	ENE 6	E 6
kJ	69	90	183	40	38	190	135	121	99	99	101	106	117	100	76	31	33	33	34	24	17	34	18	22
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSE 19	SSE 21	SE 16	E 8	SSE 19	E 5	E 10	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 6	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	6	37	42	10	6	35	14	8	20	20	15	15	14	22	23	66	48	49	50	50	50	17	32	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 9	SSE 16	E 9	E 13	E 11	SSE 18	SE 17	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 9	E 10	E 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	3	6	25	6	3	2	32	12	8	8	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 7	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	N 3	N 4	NNE 4	N 4
kJ	227	116	323	179	169	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	12	16	22
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	170	203	5	5	2	2	5	176	176	176	14
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1				1
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