Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 3AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 352 | 514 | 472 | 457 | 352 | 353 | 408 | 464 | 464 | 452 | 452 | 502 | 515 | 558 | 527 | 493 | 500 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.56m | 11:04AM1.42m | 11:04PM1.41m | 11:47AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.38m | 4:52AM0.34m | 5:01PM0.50m | 5:22AM0.40m | 5:48PM0.62m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 18 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 15 | SE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 54 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 101 | 31 | 8 | 45 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 14 | SE 18 | E 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | E 13 | ENE 9 | E 10 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 15 | S 8 | SE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 50 | 32 | 8 | 22 | 63 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 8 | E 14 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 13 | S 16 | E 13 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 13 | — | SE 14 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 13 | — | 32 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 199 | 352 | 514 | 472 | 457 | 352 | 353 | 408 | 464 | 464 | 452 | 452 | 502 | 515 | 558 | 527 | 493 | 500 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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