Kirra surf break

Kirra surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kirra today?

The current surf forecast for Kirra at 7PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
298
359
393
526
659
686
686
599
599
603
603
655
603
552
493
500
448
449
383
333
428
754
879
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
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
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:49PM1.77m
6:57AM1.61m
7:27PM1.85m
7:34AM1.55m
8:04PM1.89m
8:10AM1.48m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.43m
1:00AM0.52m
1:00PM0.42m
1:44AM0.52m
1:32PM0.42m
2:25AM0.54m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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6:11
6:11
6:11
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5:15
5:14
5:14
5:13
1
1
2
2
4
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
5
2
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
21
20
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
23
22
20
20
21
21
21
22
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
1.5
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
NE
14
0.2
S
9
0.1
NE
14
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
8
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
NE
13
0.1
S
10
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
2
298
359
2
2
2
8
6
8
6
6
9
8
7
1
1
7
2
383
333
7
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
NE
14
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
9
2
2
2
2
2
8
8
7
8
10
1
1
7
7
11
2
7
2
2
4
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
2
9
9
4
2
4
3
8
8
8
8
4
3
3
3
3
7
1
3
7
7
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
5
1.7
E
8
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
9
Energy kJ
412
32
393
526
659
686
686
599
599
603
603
655
603
552
493
500
448
449
428
754
879
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
53
1
0
2
1
1
1
53
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
141
141
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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