Kirra surf break

Kirra surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 31 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kirra today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kirra at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (31 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
1.3
S
9
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
157
157
127
263
136
130
127
157
136
136
165
153
153
186
157
124
93
74
55
40
39
64
75
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:45AM1.30m
8:21PM1.90m
8:27AM1.26m
8:58PM1.89m
9:08AM1.22m
9:35PM1.86m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.57m
1:31PM0.44m
2:59AM0.57m
2:06PM0.47m
3:41AM0.58m
2:41PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:57
Temp °C
14
14
14
18
21
20
17
16
15
14
13
16
18
17
16
15
14
12
12
16
20
20
19
17
11
11
11
15
18
18
14
12
12
11
10
14
16
15
15
13
12
10
9
12
15
15
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
159
157
157
127
152
136
130
127
157
136
136
165
153
153
186
157
124
93
74
55
40
39
39
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
125
127
125
125
94
92
92
90
67
65
65
64
61
58
57
38
38
38
39
39
39
25
15
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
9
4
3
3
3
8
3
3
3
7
5
6
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
9
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
1.3
S
9
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
Energy kJ
326
6
5
3
263
2
7
10
12
9
1
1
1
1
4
20
39
64
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
16
39
39
39
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
7
1
1
5
5
4
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

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 locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest