Kirra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here, and I’ve been buried in the charts for Kirra, trying to find a window where it all clicks. To be honest, for the next ten days or so, it’s looking like a whole lot of nothin’. There’s swell on the cards, but the wind and the overall wave quality just aren’t cooperating. It’s one of those stretches where you’d get more stoke watching the seagulls.

The week starts off as a real dud. Saturday the 5th has a tiny 1.6ft southerly bump, but it’s pretty poor. Sunday the 6th gets a bit more size on the afternoon with 4.6ft from the north, but the wind is on it and it’s messy. Monday the 7th sees the swell pick up a touch – around 5.2ft from the SSE – and the conditions are clean, but the call is just “surfable, very ordinary.” There’s a bit more energy behind it on Monday arvo, but it’s still nothing to write home about.

Tuesday the 8th drops off again. A 4.3ft morning becomes a gutless 1.3ft in the afternoon, even with offshore winds. It’s clean, but there’s barely a wave to push you along. Wednesday the 9th has a similar story – 5.6ft in the morning, clean, but the energy’s moderate and the quality just isn’t there.

We finally get a bit more grunt on Thursday the 10th. The morning has 4.9ft, but it’s the afternoon that kicks up to 7.2ft from the SSE with strong energy. The wind is offshore and it’s clean, but the period is a short, crumbly 7 seconds, and the notes say it’s still poor. For a point break like Kirra, that’s just not the kind of wave we need. Friday the 11th is more of the same – 5.6ft to 5.9ft, clean, but the quality leaves a lot to be desired.

The weekend of the 12th and 13th is a step down in size, back into the 3.6ft to 4.3ft range. The conditions are mostly clean, but there’s no push. By Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th, the wind turns northerly and the surf gets small and gutless – 2.3ft to 2.6ft – and there’s just nothing doing.

Here’s where it gets interesting. Wednesday the 16th, a solid SSE groundswell arrives. The morning has 6.9ft with a fresh offshore wind, and the afternoon has 6.2ft, holding. The energy is strong. But, and this is a big but, the period is only 8-9 seconds. That’s a short-period wind swell, not the long lines Kirra needs to really fire. It’s clean and offshore, but it’s not the standout yet.

Then, we get our one true standout. Friday the 18th of September. The morning is the pick of the entire run. The swell is 5.6ft from the SSE, and the combined energy is massive – a serious pulse of swell. The wind is a light SE breeze, which is cross-off, and the call is “expect good surf conditions.” For the first time, everything lines up for Kirra (Gold Coast). The direction is just off the SE, which is close to that optimum swell direction for the point. This is the morning to be out there. The water temp is around 69.4°, which is pretty much average for this time of year.

After that, it fades again. Saturday the 19th has a northerly wind and smaller, poor surf, and Sunday the 20th sees a brief pulse of northerly windswell at 5.9ft, but with strong onshores and a 6-second period, that’s about as useful as a chocolate teapot. It’ll be a grovel at best.

So, if you’re keen, mark Friday the 18th on the calendar. That’s your window. It’s still ten days out, so treat it as promising but not set in stone, but it’s a hell of a lot better than anything else in this forecast. Otherwise, save your energy and don’t bother paddling out until then.

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