Kirra Surf Forecast

/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (28.17° S 153.53° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Kirra surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kirra today?

The current surf forecast for Kirra at 7PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	-	-
Afternoon (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 24				Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2766	2372	2171	1913	1850	1647	1738	1857	1752	1783	1616	1645	1631	1660	1621	1525	1678	1866	1866	1835	1897	1783	1754	1617
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off
High Tide		2:58PM1.32m				2:55AM1.58m				3:58PM1.42m				3:53AM1.51m					4:51PM1.54m				4:46AM1.46m
Low Tide				8:38PM0.73m				9:39AM0.52m				9:51PM0.73m					10:22AM0.50m				10:56PM0.69m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—
	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	4:59
mm	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	21	21	20	20	20	19	20	21	21	21	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	21
Feels °C	19	20	19	19	20	19	20	20	20	21	19	19	19	20	20	21	22	21	22	22	22	22	20	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	SE 15	SE 15	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	7	34	34	910	1850	1647	1738	1857	1752	1783	1616	1645	1631	1660	1621	1525	1678	1866	1866	1835	1897	1783	1754	1617
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 17	S 17	S 15	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	—	6	5	4	910	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	21	20	39	38	36	32	31	28	12	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2766	2372	2171	1913	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	5	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	8	8

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