Kirra surf break

Kirra surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kirra today?

The current surf forecast for Kirra at 11PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (24 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)999101010101011111212121212111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9631062111411631181106698311301514172420342069194616411462115210341034899787415338235196
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
1.29
12:27AM
1.70
12:50PM
1.18
1:43AM
1.67
2:21PM
1.14
3:06AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
0.48
7:16AM
0.61
6:39PM
0.57
8:48AM
0.64
8:03PM
0.63
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------5:50-------5:52-------5:52-
Sunset-5:52-------5:52-------5:51------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21-1--------------------
Temp. °C232321212120202426242322212121252625242423222128
Feels °C (?)212220212120202325232424232323262525252423222227
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