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Kirra surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kirra today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | N 5 | N 5 | |
326 | 157 | 157 | 127 | 263 | 136 | 130 | 127 | 157 | 136 | 136 | 165 | 153 | 153 | 186 | 157 | 124 | 93 | 74 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 64 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:45AM1.30m | 8:21PM1.90m | 8:27AM1.26m | 8:58PM1.89m | 9:08AM1.22m | 9:35PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.57m | 1:31PM0.44m | 2:59AM0.57m | 2:06PM0.47m | 3:41AM0.58m | 2:41PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
159 | 157 | 157 | 127 | 152 | 136 | 130 | 127 | 157 | 136 | 136 | 165 | 153 | 153 | 186 | 157 | 124 | 93 | 74 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
125 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 9 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
326 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 263 | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 64 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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