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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 Tuesday 26 May 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kirra today?
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 10PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1643 | 1835 | 1835 | 1697 | 1725 | 1617 | 1565 | 1435 | 1412 | 1269 | 1248 | 1208 | 1265 | 1095 | 959 | 850 | 835 | 669 | 595 | 584 | 551 | 520 | 449 | 449 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.54m | 4:46AM1.46m | 5:38PM1.66m | 5:34AM1.42m | 6:21PM1.76m | 6:20AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.50m | 10:56PM0.69m | 11:03AM0.47m | 11:52PM0.65m | 11:41AM0.45m | 00:43AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1643 | 1835 | 1835 | 1697 | 1725 | 1617 | 1565 | 1435 | 1412 | 1269 | 1248 | 1208 | 1265 | 1095 | 959 | 850 | 835 | 669 | 595 | 584 | 551 | 520 | 449 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 | S 18 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 52 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 176 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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