Kirra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.17° S 153.53° E

Issued: 9 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kirra sea temperature is

22.3°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kirra at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Evening (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3						Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 7	E 7	NNE 5	SSE 9	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	N 4	N 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	N 6	E 8	E 8	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	18	27	28	81	17	27	29	29	29	29	30	52	106	33	33	33	35	39	39	77	51	50	219	265	208
Wind (km/h)	WSW	N	N	NW	NNE	NW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide				3:12PM1.58m					4:06AM1.25m				4:12PM1.57m				4:58AM1.39m				5:05PM1.56m				5:45AM1.53m
Low Tide		8:36AM0.53m					10:01PM0.36m			9:51AM0.50m					10:47PM0.32m				10:54AM0.44m				11:27PM0.28m


	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—
	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	6:07
mm	2	1	—	2	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	23	25	22	20	20	20	20	22	28	30	28	24	23	22	21	24	30	32	30	21	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	23	24	24	21	22	21	18	19	22	25	28	27	23	21	19	18	22	26	29	29	18	17	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	SSE 9	NNE 6	E 8	N 7	NNE 7	N 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	E 9	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	17	27	28	18	17	115	29	110	75	54	30	33	33	89	98	88	68	64	39	58	34	25	50	51	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 11	E 7	S 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 8	E 8	S 7	E 8	E 9	S 6	E 9	E 8	E 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6
kJ	5	8	18	18	5	27	6	29	29	29	1	1	1	33	33	21	35	39	12	53	51	50	20	21	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 5	S 5	E 12	S 9	—	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	S 7	S 7	E 8	S 7	S 7	E 15	S 6	N 10	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	18	18	5	2	3	15	—	6	6	6	5	4	2	4	14	33	22	14	4	11	2	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 7	WNW 3	WNW 4	NW 4	N 6	N 4	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	27	81	131	110	126	7	7	3	49	52	106	144	—	—	—	—	61	77	108	131	219	265	208
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	59	11	825	14	16	2	2	5	5	5	5	166	11	2	2	2	2	16	2	2	53	41	1	0	1
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Rating (10 max)		1		1		1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	1	4	5	5	4	2	1	3	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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