Kirra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me tell you how it is. This is a tough stretch. We've got a lot of days ahead with not much to get excited about. For the next couple of weeks, it's a waiting game with small swells and tricky winds. The water temp is sitting right on 69°F, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

Let's kick it off with Friday the 31st of July. The morning at Kirra has a clean 4ft south swell with moderate offshore breezes. The combined energy is moderate (301), but the score tells the story – it's just surfable, nothing special. By the afternoon, it drops right off to a tiny 2ft east swell with hardly any energy (42). Not worth paddling out for.

Saturday the 1st of August, the morning sees a bump up to 5ft from the SSE with clean offshore winds, but the period is short at 7 seconds and the energy is moderate (327). It's still just ordinary. The afternoon picks up a bit more size to 6ft, but the rain showers and cross-offshore wind make it messy.

Sunday the 2nd is more of the same – 5ft SSE swell but with a moderate energy reading (545) and cross-offshore winds. The surf is there but the quality isn't.

Then we hit a real lull. From the afternoon of Sunday the 2nd all the way through to the morning of Friday the 7th, it's pretty grim. Monday the 3rd morning actually offers glassy conditions with a 5ft SE swell and a decent 10-second period, and the energy is solid at 536, but it's still just "surfable." After that, the waves drop below 3ft for days. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday are tiny – 2ft to 3ft with onshore or cross winds. Not much happening.

Friday the 7th brings a slight return to life: 4ft SSE swell with 10-second period and clean offshore breezes in the morning. Energy is moderate (325). It's a step up but still not a standout.

Saturday the 8th morning is the best of the bunch, but I’m not getting carried away. You’ve got glassy conditions, a 5ft south swell, and the combined energy is a solid 482. It’s clean, it’s surfable. That's about as good as it gets in this window.

After that, we see a few small pulses but nothing that truly fires. By Monday the 10th it’s back to 2ft onshore junk. There’s a bit more energy around the 11th and 12th with 5ft to 5ft SSE swells and moderate energy (438, 563, 595), but the periods are short (8 seconds) and winds are cross-shore. It’s not terrible, but it's not great either.

The last few days, from the 13th to the 15th of August, show some longer period swells (11 seconds) but the heights hover around 3ft to 4ft. The energy is moderate and winds are mostly cross-offshore or glassy at times. The Saturday morning of the 15th has clean conditions and 4ft SSE swell with good energy (551). It’s a solid enough window, but again, nothing that will have you calling in sick.

Honestly, the only day I’d point to is Saturday the 8th of August for the morning glass-off at Kirra with that 5ft south swell. That’s your pick. Everything else is a case of making the most of ordinary conditions.

Rusty.

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