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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 am Monday 11 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kirra today?
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 10AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
336 | 407 | 401 | 389 | 395 | 398 | 330 | 330 | 424 | 485 | 524 | 501 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 480 | 462 | 494 | 539 | 539 | 503 | 444 | 444 | 418 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:53AM1.58m | 4:01PM1.36m | 3:54AM1.58m | 4:51PM1.50m | 4:49AM1.58m | 5:37PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.58m | 9:44PM0.76m | 10:32AM0.50m | 10:48PM0.65m | 11:14AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 336 | 407 | 401 | 389 | 395 | 398 | 330 | 330 | 314 | 239 | 235 | 184 | 180 | 139 | 101 | 98 | 91 | 63 | 62 | 4 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 65 | 98 | 95 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | S 18 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 24 | S 23 | S 21 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 336 | 328 | 322 | 301 | 178 | 213 | 227 | 266 | 424 | 485 | 524 | 501 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 480 | 462 | 494 | 539 | 539 | 503 | 444 | 444 | 418 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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