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Kirra (Cyclone)

Gold Coast, Australia
👥Crowded👊Localism🌀Strong rips

Kirra Cyclone is the Gold Coast's ultimate expression—the legendary sand point that transforms into the world's best right-hand barrel when massive East cyclone swells hit. These conditions only occur a handful of times per decade, but when they do, Kirra produces impossibly long, draining tubes that peel for 300+ meters. The entire Gold Coast surfing community descends for these days, creating one of surfing's most intense lineups. Australia's Holy Grail.

3-Day Forecast
Thu
30
26
Poor
2.2m
@10s
15km/h
Fri
1
27
Poor
2.2m
@10s
17km/h
Sat
2
34
Poor
2.6m
@11s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.2m
E(90°)
Score: 9/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 6/25
Wind
15km/h
SSE(166°)
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: 12 km/h SSW|PM: 16 km/h SSE
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
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

26
Poor
Components
Swell Direction25/25
Swell Size9/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score41/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-7
Adjusted Score26/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score26

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Direction range
70° - 120°
Size range
2m - 5m
Ideal size
4.1m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
WSW (240°)
Offshore range
200° - 280°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.2m

Water temp

25°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

9/10

Crowd level

10/10

Access: Walk from Kirra point.

Best Season

Peak: Jan-Apr

Requires massive East cyclone swells to connect.

Getting There

Airport
OOL
Drive time
15 min
Data quality
verified

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