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Kirra surf break

Kirra surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 09 Jan 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
25.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kirra today?

The current surf forecast for Kirra at 2PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)777777888888888889989887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156160160186186191240259277328335344372394403400388397355313320300256428
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
1.53
12:51AM
1.28
12:40PM
1.40
1:51AM
1.31
1:26PM
1.29
2:59AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
0.61
6:39PM
0.51
6:33AM
0.72
7:20PM
0.54
7:43AM
0.81
8:06PM
0.55
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise4:56-------4:58-------4:58-------
Sunset---6:46-------6:46-------6:46----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------1-------------1
Temp. °C242425252424242425262626252424232426272625242323
Feels °C (?)232424252424242626262626262525242526282827252322
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