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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
Tue
17
25
Poor
1.2m
@9s
6km/h
Wed
18
21
Poor
1.2m
@9s
8km/h
Thu
19
30
Poor
1.2m
@9s
6km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.2m
E(80°)
Score: 2/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
6km/h
ENE(57°)
Score: 16/25
Weather
24°C
0.0mm89%
Windswell Component
0.1mENE@1s
Secondary Swell
0.4mSSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:15 am
High tide - 1.24m
12:45 pm
Low tide - -0.29m
6:37 pm
High tide - 0.88m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

25
Poor
Components
Swell Direction18/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind16/25
Raw Score40/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score25/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score25

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°
Best window
morning

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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