Kirra surf break

Kirra surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Kirra today?

The current surf forecast for Kirra at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.3
SSE
0.8
NE
0.8
E
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)988888888999969866878777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25124624022922624521315715214414113811812393711551551091078987200175
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
1.44
3:36PM
1.13
5:04AM
1.54
4:48PM
1.12
5:54AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
0.55
10:34AM
0.82
9:56PM
0.53
11:42AM
0.75
10:50PM
0.50
12:35PM
0.66
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----5:00-------5:01-------5:01---
Sunset-------6:46-------6:46-------6:46
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11112441----------------
Temp. °C242323222222232424232222242727262422232224272726
Feels °C (?)252324222324242625242323252624242423242324262626
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