Kirra surf break

Kirra surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
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Kirra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kirra sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kirra today?

The current surf forecast for Kirra at 8PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.8
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)1011111111111111101010101091212121211111111109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14051586158614831931161515851437886961886981978737175116941600154614001257439389692347
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
1.32
11:13PM
1.86
11:40AM
1.22
12:13AM
1.80
12:51PM
1.17
1:21AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26PM
0.43
6:02AM
0.51
5:17PM
0.53
7:14AM
0.57
6:22PM
0.63
8:30AM
0.59
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:05-------6:07-------6:07-
Sunset-5:22-------5:22-------5:21------
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1-------1------1--1-111
Temp. °C232020191818172021201919191717202220191718171719
Feels °C (?)191717171616151717161716161414161816171516151516
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