
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
186 | 171 | 130 | 133 | 273 | 256 | 289 | 24 | 272 | 371 | 303 | 166 | 157 | 131 | 472 | 522 | 286 | 782 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49PM1.82m | 9:10AM1.27m | 9:22PM1.78m | 9:45AM1.30m | 9:55PM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.35m | 2:48PM0.38m | 3:56AM0.33m | 3:26PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | E 9 | ENE 8 |
23 | 73 | 130 | 133 | 42 | 52 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 150 | 157 | 125 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 8 | E 9 | NE 7 | E 18 |
7 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | NNE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 12 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 10 |
186 | 171 | 114 | 84 | 273 | 256 | 289 | 157 | 272 | 371 | 303 | 166 | 131 | 131 | 472 | 522 | 286 | 782 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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