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Kirra

Gold Coast, Australia
👥Crowded👊Localism🌀Strong rips

Kirra is Australian surfing's most storied barrel—a right-hand sand-bottom point that has produced some of the country's most iconic waves when the sand aligns correctly. As the finishing section of the Superbank sand system (which starts at Snapper), Kirra can deliver thick, grinding tubes that connect for hundreds of meters. The barrel shape is perfect: round, spitting, and fast. Unfortunately, decades of dredging and sand politics have made classic Kirra sessions rare. But when cyclone swells push SE and the sand is configured right, Kirra reminds everyone why it was once considered Australia's best wave.

3-Day Forecast
Thu
30
30
Poor
2.2m
@10s
16km/h
Fri
1
33
Poor
2.2m
@10s
18km/h
Sat
2
33
Poor
2.6m
@11s
16km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.2m
E(90°)
Score: 21/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 10/25
Wind
16km/h
S(175°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
19°C
0.3mm75%
Windswell Component
0.9mSE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.2mS
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 14 km/h SSW|PM: 14 km/h SSE
Lighter winds later (14 km/h)
Low tide at 12pm (-0.5m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:18 am
High tide - 0.76m
12:22 pm
Low tide - -0.46m
6:53 pm
High tide - 1.01m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

30
Poor
Components
Swell Direction6/25
Swell Size21/25
Swell Period10/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score38/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score30/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score30

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Direction range
90° - 180°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
WSW (250°)
Offshore range
220° - 290°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.2m

Water temp

23°C

Wetsuit

Springsuit / 2mm

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

10/10

Best Season

Peak: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov

Secondary: Jun, Jul, Aug, Dec, Jan, Feb

Best in transition seasons when sand is right. Cyclone swells Jan-Mar.

Getting There

Airport
OOL
Drive time
20 min
Data quality
verified

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