Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 368 | 333 | 341 | 333 | 374 | 374 | 383 | 383 | 392 | 361 | 408 | 423 | 412 | 376 | 330 | 339 | 238 | 265 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.46m | 4:32AM1.17m | 4:26PM1.50m | 5:14AM1.29m | 5:12PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.53m | 10:04AM0.66m | 11:07PM0.44m | 10:59AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 15 |
| kJ | 346 | 368 | 333 | 341 | 333 | 374 | 374 | 383 | 383 | 392 | 361 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | 265 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 423 | 412 | 376 | 330 | 339 | 50 | — | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 176 | 210 | 210 | 219 | 219 | 242 | 264 | 825 | 203 | 203 | 203 |
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