Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 266 | 173 | 178 | 170 | 196 | 192 | 188 | 365 | 347 | 184 | 144 | 287 | 318 | 275 | 258 | 738 | 782 | 370 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.59m | 10:33PM1.08m | 11:23AM1.52m | 11:20PM1.00m | 12:16PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.64m | 4:18AM0.52m | 6:16PM0.71m | 4:56AM0.61m | 7:34PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 76 | 42 | 170 | 196 | 192 | 188 | 37 | 37 | 52 | 144 | 287 | 318 | 275 | 258 | 39 | 32 | 370 | 312 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 14 | E 10 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 80 | 36 | 61 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 8 | 28 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | E 8 | N 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 65 | 37 | 1 | — | 22 | — | — | 37 | 59 | 55 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 372 | 266 | 173 | 178 | 155 | 107 | 85 | 82 | 365 | 347 | 184 | 142 | 89 | 74 | 134 | 187 | 738 | 782 | 160 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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