Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 9AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 472 | 470 | 352 | 362 | 416 | 464 | 464 | 427 | 438 | 461 | 461 | 527 | 497 | 493 | 500 | 512 | 293 | 375 | 617 | 543 | 478 | 388 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.56m | 11:04AM1.42m | 11:04PM1.41m | 11:47AM1.40m | 11:37PM1.27m | 12:37PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM0.34m | 5:01PM0.50m | 5:22AM0.40m | 5:48PM0.62m | 5:55AM0.45m | 6:48PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | SE 15 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 26 | 55 | 54 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 45 | 95 | 131 | 150 | 364 | 617 | 83 | 56 | 388 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 63 | 90 | 11 | 123 | 157 | 85 | 66 | 6 | 68 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 10 | SE 15 | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | E 13 | S 14 | E 9 | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | ESE 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 9 | 55 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 153 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 543 | 472 | 470 | 352 | 362 | 416 | 464 | 464 | 427 | 438 | 461 | 461 | 527 | 497 | 493 | 500 | 512 | 293 | 375 | — | 543 | 478 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 213 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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