Surf Forecasts:
Kirra surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, SSE swell with 1,922 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kirra this week:
The surf forecast for Kirra over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kirra in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kirra over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming our way for the next couple of weeks.
It’s a slow start. The first surf worth paddling out for shows up Monday morning, September 7th, but the conditions are nothing special. The real action kicks off Thursday the 10th.
The standout days are Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th. Thursday morning brings a solid 12ft swell from the SSE with a 9-second period. The wave energy is strong (1934). Wind is fresh offshore from the south, so it’ll be clean. That’s a big, powerful swell, over 8ft, so only the experts should be out. Water temp is 70°, right about normal for this time of year.
Friday the 11th is still a good call. The swell drops to 8ft from the SSE, period 8 seconds, but the wind stays a clean offshore from the south. Energy is still high (718). It’s a bit more manageable than Thursday but still a solid, clean wave. Kirra (Gold Coast) is a point break, and this swell direction should set it up nicely.
After Friday, the size fades through the weekend, with clean but smaller waves Saturday and into Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon the wind turns cross-shore and the quality goes downhill. From Monday the 14th onward, the surf gets small and the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore, making for poor conditions. There’s a long lull from Tuesday the 15th right through to the end of the forecast, with waves dropping below 3ft and mostly bad conditions. The 21st of September is flat and unappealing.
Bottom line: your best bets are Thursday the 10th (big, expert-only) and Friday the 11th (still solid, clean). After that, we’re looking at a long stretch of nothing worth chasing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 302 | 385 | 452 | 227 | 213 | 270 | 302 | 320 | 281 | 262 | 1922 | 1418 | 992 | 688 | 623 | 591 | 450 | 632 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.62m | 4:37AM1.09m | 5:11PM1.72m | 5:40AM1.20m | 6:05PM1.80m | 6:31AM1.32m | 6:53PM1.84m | 7:16AM1.42m | 7:36PM1.83m | 7:57AM1.50m | 8:16PM1.77m | 8:36AM1.55m | 8:52PM1.67m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.39m | 10:22AM0.33m | 11:54PM0.29m | 11:26AM0.26m | 00:41AM0.22m | 12:20PM0.20m | 1:21AM0.18m | 1:09PM0.16m | 1:59AM0.17m | 1:54PM0.17m | 2:33AM0.19m | 2:37PM0.22m | 3:04AM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | E 15 | E 14 | SSE 22 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 108 | 30 | 385 | 8 | 227 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 320 | 281 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 15 | S 23 | E 15 | SE 22 | E 14 | E 16 | E 14 | NE 15 | E 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | E 9 | NNE 5 | E 9 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 15 | NE 6 | E 15 | S 24 | E 15 | E 13 | N 16 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 15 | 6 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | — | SSE 10 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 302 | — | 452 | — | 213 | 270 | 302 | — | — | 262 | 1922 | 1418 | 992 | 688 | 623 | 591 | 450 | 632 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 0 | 213 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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