Kirra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.53° E

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kirra sea temperature is

22.4°C

Kirra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kirra today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kirra at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 9	E 9	N 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	N 5	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	48	56	56	53	50	50	49	181	229	277	250	262	227	190	218	173	129	92	66	58	58	58	80	58	40
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NW	NW	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	ENE	NE	N	NW	NW	NW	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off
High Tide	4:58AM1.39m				5:05PM1.56m				5:45AM1.53m				5:52PM1.52m				6:27AM1.64m				6:34PM1.47m
Low Tide			10:54AM0.44m				11:27PM0.28m				11:49AM0.40m				00:04AM0.26m				12:38PM0.37m				00:38AM0.25m


	4:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:48	—
	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	6:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	30	32	31	26	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	19	19	18	19	24	24	23	21	21	20	19	20
Feels °C	21	26	28	30	24	17	17	18	18	19	18	20	19	19	19	18	19	23	22	22	21	22	21	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	N 6	E 9	E 9	NNE 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 9	NE 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5
kJ	53	38	56	53	39	50	49	50	50	277	250	262	227	190	218	173	129	92	66	48	58	21	56	37	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 9	S 5	S 5	E 8	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	48	56	5	2	50	17	18	20	21	50	50	50	51	52	52	55	81	60	58	58	46	58	58	58	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	N 10	N 10	NE 10	E 15	NE 10	E 14	E 14	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 10	E 13	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	E 11
kJ	10	5	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	19	12	6	6	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	33	31	19	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 6	N 6	S 3	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	—	—	—	ENE 3	—	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 5	N 5	S 8	S 4
kJ	—	—	46	49	5	173	158	181	229	—	—	—	1	—	11	11	8	7	19	37	45	35	80	40	38
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	2	53	41	2	1	0	53	2	2	4	2	2	2	75	493	176	39	9	2	2	41
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	2		2	2	1	2	1	1					1	1	1
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