Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 6AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 268 | 310 | 345 | 308 | 273 | 232 | 232 | 142 | 114 | 74 | 57 | 50 | 42 | 77 | 77 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 89 | 91 | 94 | 104 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 00:13AM1.15m | 1:39PM1.36m | 1:05AM1.04m | 2:53PM1.38m | 2:27AM0.98m | 4:06PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.50m | 8:12PM0.80m | 7:27AM0.55m | 9:52PM0.79m | 8:38AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 196 | 268 | 310 | 345 | 308 | 273 | 232 | 232 | 142 | 114 | 74 | 57 | 49 | 42 | 77 | 77 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 89 | 91 | 94 | 104 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 14 | — | 24 | 5 | — | 10 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 170 | 203 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 143 |
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