Kirra
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
7Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: too small (2 ft swell at 4 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- WNW 2 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 22kJ
- Wind
- NW 5 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- ESE 8 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Mon 9 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 42kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 26, too small
- Tue 34, too small
- Wed 47, too small
- Thu 57, too small
- Fri 67, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 88, too small
- Mon 97, too small
- Tue 107, too small
- Wed 1115, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Expertwho it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
Kirra does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | wind from the north-west, 5 knots | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | offshorewind from the south, 7 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft9 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 96kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 96kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 21°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:38 +0.1 mLow 07:08 −0.5 mHigh 14:00 +0.8 mLow 21:05 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:58 +0.2 mLow 08:34 −0.4 mHigh 15:09 +0.7 mLow 22:02 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:06 +0.3 mLow 09:52 −0.5 mHigh 16:10 +0.7 mLow 22:49 −0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Map
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Photos of Kirra
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Kirra
Facing, offshore wind, exposure and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (27°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (207°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 93). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Tweed Heads, 2.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 18 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.
Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,860–US$3,520 each
about US$1,860–US$3,520 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$891–US$1,850 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$141–US$234 |
| Total | about US$1,860–US$3,520 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
1 min by car · 68 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Coolangatta its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Tweed Heads on Booking.com
4 min by car · 56 places to stay
- Beds in Fingal on Booking.com
9 min by car · 3 places to stay
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 28h 10m
About 28h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 2h by road
Flights MDW → BNE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.