Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 70 | 79 | 93 | 97 | 76 | 150 | 138 | 117 | 99 | 102 | 121 | 122 | 128 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 125 | 146 | 153 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:06AM0.98m | 5:05PM1.53m | 5:19AM1.04m | 5:52PM1.62m | 6:12AM1.13m | 6:33PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.72m | 9:53AM0.56m | 11:58PM0.62m | 10:57AM0.52m | 00:38AM0.52m | 11:49AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 70 | 79 | 93 | 97 | 76 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 35 | 48 | 121 | 122 | 128 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 125 | 146 | 28 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | NE 10 | S 8 | NE 10 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 5 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 57 | 30 | 38 | 26 | 74 | 71 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 1 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 14 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 16 | S 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 43 | 36 | 33 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSE 9 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | ENE 8 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 12 | 150 | 138 | 117 | 99 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 153 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
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