- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Kirra Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Kirra surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 01 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kirra today?
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 11AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
562 | 552 | 562 | 574 | 612 | 597 | 527 | 762 | 1101 | 1263 | 1443 | 1406 | 1314 | 1245 | 1155 | 1161 | 1184 | 1184 | 1090 | 1069 | 1000 | 914 | 896 | 896 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:34AM1.55m | 8:04PM1.89m | 8:10AM1.48m | 8:40PM1.90m | 8:45AM1.40m | 9:16PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.52m | 1:32PM0.42m | 2:25AM0.54m | 2:03PM0.44m | 3:07AM0.57m | 2:33PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1155 | 1161 | 1184 | 1184 | 1090 | 1069 | 1000 | 914 | 896 | 896 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 562 | 552 | 562 | 574 | 612 | 597 | 527 | 762 | 1101 | 1263 | 1443 | 1406 | 1314 | 1245 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kirra surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest