Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 334 | 300 | 253 | 204 | 175 | 142 | 122 | 98 | 94 | 76 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:54AM1.19m | 6:37PM1.88m | 6:55AM1.21m | 7:29PM1.97m | 7:49AM1.24m | 8:17PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.38m | 11:46AM0.21m | 1:18AM0.29m | 12:40PM0.17m | 2:10AM0.22m | 1:31PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 396 | 334 | 300 | 253 | 204 | 175 | 142 | 122 | 98 | 94 | 76 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | — | S 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 6 | — | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | S 5 | SE 7 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 19 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 187 | 203 | 326 | 386 | 340 |
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