Kirra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for our stretch of coast, focusing on Kirra. The next couple of weeks have a bit of a slow start, but there’s some serious firepower brewing if you’re patient.

We kick off Friday, July 3rd, and honestly, it’s flat and messy. A tiny 3ft NE windswell with a short 7-second period and cross-onshore winds means you’re better off doing something else. The water temp is sitting at 71°, which is pretty much bang on average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Saturday the 4th is cleaner but tiny – a 2ft ESE swell on Saturday morning with light offshore winds, but there’s just not enough push. A 3ft E swell rolls in Saturday afternoon with a better 12-second period, pushing the combined wave energy up to 480 (moderate). It’s clean, but still small and ordinary.

Now, Sunday the 5th starts to wake up. We’ve got a 4ft S swell with moderate offshore winds in the morning, and combined energy around 443 (moderate). The afternoon gets a bit more grunt with 6ft from the SSE, but the period drops to a junky 6 seconds and it’s lumpy with rain. Surfable, but nothing to write home about.

The real action starts Monday the 6th, but hold your horses. Monday sees 8ft of SSE swell, and while the winds are offshore, the wave energy jumps to 1124 (strong) – that’s a lot of water moving. This is expert territory at that size, and the short 8-second period means it’s going to be a bit walled up and challenging. Not a beginner's day.

Now here’s the standout. Wednesday, July 8th. We get a solid 10ft SSE groundswell rolling in with an 11-second period. The combined energy rockets to 3246 (very strong), and we’ve got gentle offshore winds all morning. This is a serious, powerful swell. For Kirra, a point break, that long-period SSE energy is going to line up beautifully, offering big, deep barrels for the crew who can handle it. The wind stays offshore and the afternoon drops to a still-chunky 7ft from the SE. This is the best session of the whole forecast, no question. Expect crowds, because everyone with half a brain will be out there.

After that, the swell backs off through Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th, with 5ft - 5ft SSE/SE swell and light winds, offering clean but ordinary conditions. Things go quiet from Saturday the 11th right through to Tuesday the 14th, with tiny, weak swell (energy dropping into the double digits). Glossy mornings on the 13th and 15th with glassy conditions, but barely a ripple at 1ft - 2ft.

We get a little spike again on the 16th and 17th. Thursday the 16th morning has a 3ft SE swell with a very long 15-second period and glassy conditions – combined energy at 450 (moderate). That’s a clean, long-period groundswell, which can be tricky at beach breaks but at Kirra’s point, it’ll offer some beautiful, lines. Friday the 17th afternoon goes glassy with a 4ft SSE 12-second swell, energy at 389. These are ordinary but clean little windows.

The last weekend, the 18th, gets blown out by a strong 25 mph SSE wind, even though it’s offshore. A 4ft S swell with that kind of wind is just too hard to manage for a good paddle.

So, to wrap it up: the first week is mostly small or blown out. The absolute highlight is Wednesday, July 8th. That 10ft SSE groundswell with offshore winds is the one to circle on your calendar. Get on it, because it’s the best we’re going to see for a while.

Stay salty.
Rusty

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