Kirra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's have a look at what's cookin' over the next couple of weeks at Kirra.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's gonna be a bit of a slow burn. The next few days are pretty flat and messy, so don't get too excited just yet. We've got a big stretch of nothing much to recommend for a solid week, from Monday the 10th right through until the end of the week. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Now, things start to look a bit more promising towards the end of the week. Friday the 14th morning is where it first starts to get our attention. We've got a proper pulse of southerly groundswell coming in, a solid 6ft with a 10-second period. The combined energy is strong at 1058, and with a clean offshore wind from the south, Kirra is going to have some nice, lined-up walls. This is the first real standout of the outlook – the bigger swell and glassy offshores will make for a fun morning. It's a bit of size for beginners, but intermediates will be in their element. Be mindful that the afternoon wind picks up and swings, making it a bit less perfect.

After that, the weekend and start of the next week are a bit of a mixed bag. We get some fun, punchy waves, but the winds are strong and onshore at times, making conditions pretty ordinary. Saturday the 15th has some surfable waves with a moderate offshore, but the energy is moderate and the period is short, so it's not really the kind of day you'd set the alarm for.

But then, hold onto your board. The real payoff looks to be on Thursday the 20th of August. That morning, we're looking at a serious pulse of energy. Swell heights are hitting 12ft from the east-southeast with a 9-second period, and the combined energy is massive at 2367. With a clean, moderate offshore wind from the south-southeast, Kirra is going to be absolutely pumping. This is only for the experts, though – it's a big, powerful wave. The afternoon holds similar size and conditions.

We then get a slow easing trend into the final weekend, with continued solid E swell and clean offshores, but the size stays well over the 7ft mark, so it's still for the experienced crew.

So, overall, the best options are the Friday the 14th morning for a cleaner, more manageable size, or the Thursday the 20th for the real big-wave show. Everything else is a bit of a waiting game.

Rusty out.

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