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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.

10-Day Forecast
Mon
22
29
Poor
0.7m
@10s
10km/h
Tue
23
26
Poor
0.8m
@7s
12km/h
Wed
24
13
Poor
0.9m
@9s
17km/h
Thu
25
30
Poor
0.8m
@11s
16km/h
Fri
26
27
Poor
1.3m
@8s
15km/h
Sat
27
48
Fair
1.3m
@12s
13km/h
Sun
28
29
Poor
1.0m
@9s
14km/h
Mon
29
33
Poor
1.2m
@7s
7km/h
Tue
30
38
Poor
1.5m
@7s
3km/h
Wed
1
15
Poor
1.0m
@7s
8km/h

Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
0.7m
E(80°)
Score: 2/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 10/25
Wind
10km/h
SSW(208°)
Score: 24/25
Weather
17°C
0.1mm34%
Windswell Component
0.1mSSW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.2mESE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 9 km/h SW|PM: 11 km/h SSW
Lighter winds early (9 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

12:55 am
High tide - 0.88m
7:43 am
Low tide - -0.27m
2:08 pm
High tide - 0.70m
7:54 pm
Low tide - 0.05m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

29
Poor
Components
Swell Direction8/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period10/25
Wind24/25
Raw Score44/100
Adjustments
🌊 Tide-2
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-8
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score29/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score29
🌊 Too low for this tide window
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (115°)
Direction range
80° - 145°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (230°)
Offshore range
190° - 270°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.2m

Water temp

23°C

Wetsuit

Springsuit / 2mm

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

10/10

Best Season

Peak: May-Aug

Secondary: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct

Winter E-SE swells are prime when the sand is right. Cyclone swells Jan-Mar can produce rare classic days.

Getting There

Airport
OOL
Drive time
20 min
Data quality
verified

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