Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 8PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 269 | 325 | 312 | 266 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 203 | 216 | 211 | 165 | 191 | 258 | 333 | 350 | 359 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.47m | 00:32AM0.95m | 1:20PM1.44m | 2:14AM0.97m | 2:30PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.73m | 5:52AM0.69m | 8:52PM0.69m | 7:19AM0.75m | 9:49PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 312 | 269 | 325 | 312 | 266 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 226 | 187 | 203 | 216 | 147 | 151 | 191 | 258 | 333 | 350 | 359 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 31 | 18 | 27 | 74 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 226 | 6 | 14 | 211 | 165 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 86 | 76 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | NE 13 | N 13 | S 13 | N 13 | E 13 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 154 | 167 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 168 | 176 | 181 | — | 171 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1388 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 141 | 248 | 141 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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