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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
Tue
17
32
Poor
1.2m
@9s
6km/h
Wed
18
23
Poor
1.2m
@9s
8km/h
Thu
19
32
Poor
1.2m
@8s
7km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.2m
E(80°)
Score: 12/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 7/25
Wind
6km/h
NNE(33°)
Score: 16/25
Weather
23°C
0.0mm87%
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

32
Poor
Components
Swell Direction2/25
Swell Size12/25
Swell Period7/25
Wind16/25
Raw Score37/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score32/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score32

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°
Best window
morning

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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