Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 8PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 527 | 527 | 481 | 275 | 281 | 336 | 269 | 515 | 496 | 478 | 388 | 341 | 303 | 220 | 249 | 303 | 318 | 308 | 266 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:47AM1.40m | 11:37PM1.27m | 12:37PM1.37m | 00:13AM1.15m | 1:39PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.62m | 5:55AM0.45m | 6:48PM0.73m | 6:34AM0.50m | 8:12PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 15 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 8 | 69 | 275 | 281 | 105 | 269 | 515 | 496 | 64 | 388 | 341 | 303 | 220 | 249 | 303 | 318 | 308 | 266 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SE 11 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 45 | 95 | 131 | 123 | 99 | 102 | 80 | 6 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 49 | — | 5 | — | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 16 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 24 | — | 153 | 157 | 35 | 5 | — | 17 | 6 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 527 | 527 | 481 | 114 | 138 | 336 | — | — | — | 478 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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