Kirra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming our way on the Gold Coast.

Well, we've got a bit of a slow start, but don't write the week off just yet. The real juice shows up around the middle of the month.

We kick things off on Thursday the 9th with a solid pulse at Kirra. It's a point and groyne setup, and it's handling a 8ft SSE swell with an 11-second period. That's a decent groundswell, and with a moderate southerly breeze keeping it offshore, the faces are going to be clean. The wave energy is pumping hard at 2514 (strong), so you're looking at proper waves, not just ripple. This is definitely the standout of the early run. Water temps are about average for this time of year, so no dramas there.

That swell hangs around through Friday the 10th, dropping a touch to 6ft from the SE but still with that nice offshore wind. Still very good, just a notch down in power. Saturday the 11th starts with a glassy 5ft swell from the SE – perfect conditions for a long morning session, but the energy is a lot weaker (587). The afternoon goes onshore and drops off hard.

Then we hit a real flat spell. From Sunday the 12th right through to Tuesday the 15th, the surf is tiny and weak. You'd be wasting your time. The energy readings dip into the double digits, don't bother paddling out.

Now, here's the promising one for the long range. Mark your calendar for Thursday the 16th. A new SSE swell builds in fast, hitting 12ft by the afternoon with a 10-second period. That's a big, powerful swell (2156), and a moderate SSW offshore wind will keep Kirra looking epic. Only experienced surfers should be out there though – that's way over the 8ft mark for experts-only territory in the afternoon.

Friday the 17th still has size, 10ft in the morning, but a fresh breeze out of the SW blows across it, making it messy. Saturday the 18th cleans up again by the afternoon with a 7ft SE swell and a gentle offshore, giving us another good window of clean surf with moderate energy (1369).

After that, it fades back into small, weak conditions from Sunday the 19th onwards for the final few days of the forecast period. There are some glassy mornings but the swell is just too small to get excited about.

So for the best on offer, grab Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th for your immediate fix, and keep a close eye on that big swell pulse on Thursday the 16th – that's the one to get stoked about.

Rusty.

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