Mythical tube-riding wave when the sandbanks align — Kirra has been the stuff of surfing legend for decades. The famous long, hollow right-hander has hosted generations of barrel-riding specialists, powered by the same Gold Coast Seaway tides that drive the entire Superbank system.
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How the tides and swell change through the year at Queensland locations.
Warm water, NE trade winds, consistent pulses.
The Gold Coast's prime — clean, consistent, warm.
Swells from the south, cooler but still mild.
Building NE swells, warming trend begins.
Annual tide statistics computed from verified BOM data for Kirra Beach.
2.04m on 15 Jun at 20:35
0.03m on 26 Oct at 01:26
1.05m between high and low
April — highest avg high tides
Mixed semi-diurnal — unequal highs and lows
2.01m — from lowest low to highest high
High and low tide times for the next 7 days, drawn from verified BOM data.
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 10 Sep | 07:29 · 1.34m, 19:45 · 1.79m | 01:30 · 0.12m, 13:15 · 0.09m |
| Fri 11 Sep | 08:10 · 1.42m, 20:24 · 1.73m | 02:06 · 0.09m, 14:00 · 0.09m |
| Sat 12 Sep | 08:50 · 1.47m, 21:00 · 1.62m | 02:39 · 0.09m, 14:44 · 0.14m |
| Sun 13 Sep | 09:29 · 1.5m, 21:33 · 1.49m | 03:11 · 0.12m, 15:26 · 0.22m |
| Mon 14 Sep | 10:06 · 1.51m, 22:06 · 1.34m | 03:39 · 0.17m, 16:09 · 0.32m |
| Tue 15 Sep | 10:45 · 1.48m, 22:40 · 1.2m | 04:06 · 0.24m, 16:54 · 0.43m |
| Wed 16 Sep | 11:27 · 1.44m, 23:17 · 1.07m | 04:34 · 0.32m, 17:45 · 0.53m |