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Kirra kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Australia · Queensland

Spot currently openAdvanced level -28.17 | 153.53

Overview

Kirra is a kitesurfing spot located on the Gold Coast in southern Queensland. Kirra is world-famous for its perfect barrels in surfing, and also offers interesting kitesurfing conditions in NNW cross-onshore winds. The spot works mainly in the morning during early summer with NNW winds before the NE sea breeze kicks in. Waves are rarely overhead, but the beach is wide with few people on the water. Suitable for advanced riders. Beware of the very busy surf zone.
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Spot forecast for Kirra

Sunrise 05:04 · Sunset 17:57

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now03:321 m08:480.6 m15:341.4 m22:240.5 m04:271.1 m09:540.6 m16:231.5 m23:020.4 m05:081.2 m10:500.5 m17:051.5 m23:350.3 m05:451.4 m11:390.4 m17:441.5 m00:070.2 m06:211.5 m12:250.3 m18:231.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.5 m

Kirra: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

297h

in December · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from August to March, peaking in December: 25 rideable days a month and 297 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is June, at 10 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25.5 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 18.5 rideable days M June: 10 rideable days10 d J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 23 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 27 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 25.5 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 18.5 rideable days M June: 10 rideable days10 d J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 23 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 27 rideable days O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 91%13-20 knots · 9%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 91% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 20 °C. The wettest month is March, with 470 mm.

Monthly averages: Kirra
Monthly averages — Kirra — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.5 218 h 28 °C 196 mm
February 23.5 205 h 28 °C 110 mm
March 23.0 215 h 26 °C 470 mm
April 17.5 130 h 24 °C 196 mm
May 18.5 138 h 22 °C 106 mm
June 10.0 67 h 20 °C 53 mm
July 14.5 100 h 20 °C 64 mm
August 23.0 184 h 21 °C 135 mm
September 24.0 211 h 23 °C 60 mm
October 27.0 251 h 25 °C 111 mm
November 27.5 275 h 26 °C 160 mm
December 29.5 297 h 27 °C 113 mm

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Technical details of Kirra spot

N: Rideable NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Depending on conditions E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Depending on conditions SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, E, ESE, SE, SSE, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, ENE, S, WNW, NW.

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