Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 168 | 176 | 180 | 218 | 301 | 355 | 383 | 350 | 341 | 294 | 294 | 295 | 251 | 257 | 277 | 331 | 334 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:14AM0.97m | 2:30PM1.44m | 3:38AM1.05m | 3:33PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.69m | 7:19AM0.75m | 9:49PM0.62m | 8:53AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 221 | 168 | 165 | 180 | 121 | 99 | 84 | 383 | 350 | 341 | 294 | 294 | 295 | 251 | 257 | 277 | 331 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 22 | 121 | 29 | 27 | 35 | 68 | 59 | 51 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 11 | NE 12 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 5 | — | 35 | 25 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 161 | 161 | 176 | — | 218 | 301 | 355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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