Kirra
Long, hollow, bullet-fast point surf located in southern Queensland, Australia, near the New South Wales border; an on-again off-again marvel, depending on how the sand has arranged itself along the point. Remembered, today, mostly for how well it broke in the 1970s and '80s. "Kirra is a barrel, a keg, a spitting pit," longtime Kirra local and former world champion Wayne Bartholomew explains. "Tha...
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Kirra, before SuperbankSubscribe to view
Kirra in the Early '70sSubscribe to view
Wayne Deane, Kirra, 1980. Photo: Peter CrawfordSubscribe to view
Midget Farrelly, Kirra, 1962. Photo: John WilliamsSubscribe to view
Rochelle (right) and friend, Kirra, 1998. Photo: Pete FreidanSubscribe to view
Kirra, 1990. Photo: Martin TullemansSubscribe to view
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Kirra, before Superbank
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Kirra in the Early '70s
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Wayne Deane, Kirra, 1980. Photo: Peter Crawford
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Midget Farrelly, Kirra, 1962. Photo: John Williams
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Rochelle (right) and friend, Kirra, 1998. Photo: Pete Freidan
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Kirra, 1990. Photo: Martin Tullemans