Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 94 | 111 | 91 | 86 | 86 | 74 | 81 | 94 | 105 | 96 | 96 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 140 | 146 | 149 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.53m | 5:19AM1.04m | 5:52PM1.62m | 6:12AM1.13m | 6:33PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.62m | 10:57AM0.52m | 00:38AM0.52m | 11:49AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 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 | ENE 8 |
97 | 94 | 111 | 91 | 86 | 86 | 74 | 81 | 94 | 105 | 96 | 96 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 140 | 146 | 149 | 193 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 35 | 46 | 40 | 53 | 49 | 33 | 80 | 71 | 70 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NE 10 | SE 7 | NE 10 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 16 | NE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 |
2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 52 | 43 | 36 | 33 | 43 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | N 4 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 532 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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