Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kirra today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kirra at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kirra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 114 | 74 | 57 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 63 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 72 | 74 | 92 | 95 | 88 | 78 | 78 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05AM1.04m | 2:53PM1.38m | 2:27AM0.98m | 4:06PM1.44m | 4:06AM0.98m | 5:05PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.55m | 9:52PM0.79m | 8:38AM0.57m | 11:07PM0.72m | 9:53AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 82 | 114 | 74 | 57 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 63 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 72 | 74 | 92 | 95 | 88 | 78 | 78 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 42 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | NE 11 | S 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 60 | 20 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | N 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 203 | 157 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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