Kirra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here again.

Honestly, the outlook is a bit of a bummer, mate. We’ve got a long flat spell on the horizon with hardly anything worth paddling out for. Water temp is 21° which is pretty standard for this time of year, so no surprises there. It’s going to be a waiting game.

We kick off with a little glimmer Wednesday morning—Kirra’s got 1.5m of SSE swell, clean with light cross-off winds, but the energy’s weak (352). It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. The arvo goes cross-on and it just gets worse.

Then Thursday arrives with a big pulse—3.0m of SSE swell, but the period is short at 8 seconds. This is a lot of raw, short-interval energy (996 and then 1377 in the afternoon), and it’s going to be a messy, powerful beast. Offshore winds will make it look clean, but this is well overhead and moving fast—strictly for the experienced crew. Too big and too punchy for anyone still learning.

Friday’s still chunky at 2.3m in the morning, but the energy is on the way down (707). Offshore winds early, but it’s still a heavy session. By the arvo it’s 2.1m and backing off a touch (584).

After that, it all just drains away. From Saturday through the middle of next week, we’re in a slow, frustrating fade to flatness. 1.4m on Saturday, then under a metre from Sunday on. The energy numbers are just pitiful, hovering between 100 and 150. The winds are often light, sometimes off, so it’ll be glassy, but there’s simply no swell to push you around.

We go through the 17th, 18th, 19th of September—still barely a ripple, mostly under a metre, with weak energy readings down around 70 to 100. It’s flat, mate. Not worth getting changed for.

A hint of south wind on the 22nd brings a bit of offshore push, but the swell is still tiny at just 0.6m. Just a fart in the bathtub.

Finally, around the 23rd and 24th, a small ENE bump offers some hope—back up to 1.1m and 1.3m, with the energy climbing into the low-to-mid 300s. Still small, but with morning light winds, it might be enough for a fun longboard session. Thursday the 24th looks the most usable, but it’s hardly a stand-out.

There are no true standouts in this whole stretch. The biggest day is Thursday the 10th, but that’s an expert-only beast. For a normal paddle, the mornings of the 23rd and 24th are your best bet, even if they’re just mediocre. Having this much flat for this long isn’t typical, so I wouldn’t lose faith—this run will break eventually, and the surf will come back.

Rusty out.

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