Kirra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty desperate for a wave around Kirra. There's a real drought on the horizon, so if you're hanging on for a proper session, you might wanna get the fishing rod out instead. The forecast is a long, flat stretch with only a tiny blip of hope way down the line.

Right now, and for the next several days, it’s just not happening. We're looking at weak, short-period windswell with hardly any energy behind it. The swell direction is mostly from the east, which is all wrong for Kirra, and it's just not wrapping in. You’ll see plenty of clean, glassy mornings, like on Tuesday the 11th with light winds, but there's nothing to ride. The water temp is sitting at 68.7°, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so at least you won't be freezing while you're staring at a flat ocean.

The first few days are a total write-off. The 8th and 9th have clean conditions but tiny, weak surf. Then the 10th gets a bit messy with a northerly breeze and a bump of short-period north swell, but it's poor quality and onshore. The middle of the week is just small and gutless. There is a slight bump in energy on Friday the 14th, with the swell swinging around to the SSE and energy reading at 595, but it’s still only 4.3ft and the period is a marginal 10 seconds. It’s surfable but very ordinary.

After that, it's back to the doldrums. The energy drops off again, and we're looking at days of small, weak surf with moderate offshore winds. The winds will be offshore a lot, which would be great if there were any waves, but there just aren't. This just drags on and on.

The only real standout, and I’m using that term loosely, is the weekend of the 23rd. We see a modest bump in swell to 3.9ft from the SSE with an 8-second period. The energy is back up to 218, and with a solid offshore wind, it might be the cleanest and most rideable it's been all window. But even then, it's a short-period swell, and it'll be a bit disorganised. It's something to keep an eye on, but I wouldn't be planning my life around it.

So, the long and short of it is: there's nothing here worth getting excited about. The first week is a total blank, and the second week only offers a glimmer of hope right at the end. It's a classic winter flat spell for the region. Keep the board in the car, but don't hold your breath.

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