Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 515 | 496 | 478 | 384 | 341 | 339 | 349 | 346 | 345 | 308 | 273 | 265 | 232 | 93 | 114 | 74 | 72 | 51 | 46 | 77 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:37PM1.37m | 00:13AM1.15m | 1:39PM1.36m | 1:05AM1.04m | 2:53PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.45m | 6:48PM0.73m | 6:34AM0.50m | 8:12PM0.80m | 7:27AM0.55m | 9:52PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 118 | 515 | 80 | 57 | 384 | 341 | 196 | 268 | 346 | 345 | 308 | 273 | 265 | 232 | 93 | 114 | 74 | 72 | 51 | 46 | 77 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | — | E 11 | SE 11 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 102 | 64 | 56 | 62 | 50 | 45 | 14 | — | 10 | 5 | — | 10 | 9 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | E 14 |
| kJ | 157 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 20 | 34 | 25 | 42 | 29 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 269 | — | 496 | 478 | — | — | 339 | 349 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 170 | 203 | 16 | 5 |
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