Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 5PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 263 | 17 | 362 | 437 | 460 | 477 | 436 | 388 | 336 | 328 | 288 | 288 | 257 | 251 | 217 | 881 | 1575 | 1937 | 1635 | 1640 | 1361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.20m | 6:05PM1.80m | 6:31AM1.32m | 6:53PM1.84m | 7:16AM1.42m | 7:36PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26AM0.26m | 00:41AM0.22m | 12:20PM0.20m | 1:21AM0.18m | 1:09PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | E 15 | S 18 | S 23 | E 9 | SE 23 |
| kJ | 202 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 388 | 336 | 328 | 288 | 288 | 257 | 56 | 217 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 15 | E 14 | E 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | E 7 | ENE 6 | N 9 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 8 | S 21 | — | — | — | SE 23 | E 15 |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | 21 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 263 | 173 | 362 | 437 | 460 | 477 | 436 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 251 | 10 | 881 | 1575 | 1937 | 1635 | 1640 | 1361 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 203 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 204 | 278 | 324 | 324 | 0 | 0 |
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