Weather Forecast
22.00°C
Current Temperature
19.00km/h
Wind speed
22.02°C
Water Temperature
0.76m
Swell
1.27m
Tide
8/11
UV
Tugun-Kirra Beach (1597) continues on past Flat Rock for 4.5 km to the Kirra groyne. It faces north-east for most of its length, swinging around to face north at Kirra Beach. It receives waves averaging 1.5 m at Tugun, which drop to around 1 m at North Kirra and 0.5 to 1 m at Kirra Beach. The waves produce a 200 m wide double bar system for the entire length, however the inner bar changes as the wave height drops. At Tugun the inner bar is attached to the beach and cut by rips every 200 to 300 m. At North Kirra the bar is attached but rips are less frequent, while at Kirra the bar at times welds to the beach, producing a steep, barless beach. The deep trough runs the length of the entire beach, with the outer bar offshore. This bar can be seen running past Kirra Point, where it helps produce the famous surfing break. It is cut by more widely spaced rips, with a strong permanent rip against the northern Elephant Rock.
Beach Length: 0.004km
General Hazard Rating: 6/10

Patrolled Beach Flag Patrols

Sun
06 Oct
Mon
30 Sep
Tue
01 Oct
Wed
02 Oct
Thu
03 Oct
Fri
04 Oct
Sat
05 Oct
Tugun SLSC
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07:00 -07:00
18:00 -18:00
North Kirra SLSC
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08:00 -17:00
08:00 -17:00
Bilinga SLSC
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09:00 -15:00
09:00 -15:00
Tower 07 - Bilinga Lifeguards
08:00 -17:00
08:00 -17:00
08:00 -17:00
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08:00 -17:00
08:00 -17:00

Information

Formal parking area
Drinking water
Toilets Block M/F
Groyne
Seawall

Regulations

Hazards

Topographic rips

Weather

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.