K.O.A Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(North Carolina, USA)
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K.O.A Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best: Swell NE | Wind W
Sea Temperature Today is: 14.2 °C
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Wave (m) |
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Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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Wind State | cross- on |
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K.O.A in North Carolina is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for rips, man-made danger (buoys etc...) and sharks.
Tide Times:
For Rodanthe, Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, 6 km from K.O.A.
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K.O.A Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Sea Isle Hills Dr North Carolina wx, 3 km from K.O.A.
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Buoy Data:
At Oregon Inlet, NC, 16 miles from K.O.A.
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Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
Wave height (m) |
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Dominant period (s) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Overall K.O.A Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April



The graph describes the range of swells directed at K.O.A over a normal April. It is ba... (show all text)

The rose diagram shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single K.O.A surf consistency graph.
Also see K.O.A surf quality by season and K.O.A surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Carolina North surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of K.O.A
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to K.O.A:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break2 mi
- Second closest break4 mi
- Third closest break12 mi
- Fourth closest break13 mi
- Fifth closest break16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to K.O.A:
- Closest wave buoy16 mi
- Second closest wave buoy37 mi
- Third closest wave buoy47 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy50 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy81 mi
Tide stations nearest to K.O.A:
- Closest tide station4 mi
- Second closest tide station14 mi
- Third closest tide station15 mi
- Fourth closest tide station16 mi
- Fifth closest tide station16 mi

Ski Resorts closest to K.O.A:
- Closest ski area249 mi
- Second closest ski area270 mi
- Third closest ski area288 mi
- Fourth closest ski area295 mi
- Fifth closest ski area310 mi

Town and city forecasts close to K.O.A:
- Closest city location94 mi
- Second closest city location95 mi
- Third closest city location100 mi
- Fourth closest city location101 mi
- Fifth closest city location101 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to K.O.A is Elizabeth City Cgas Rgnl Airport (ECG) in USA, 102 km (63 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to K.O.A is Cherry Point Mcas Airport (NKT), also in USA, 147 km (91 miles) away.
- Third is Oceana Nas Airport (NTU) in USA, 151 km (94 miles) away.
- Craven Co Rgnl (New Bern) Airport (EWN) in USA is 152 km (94 miles) away.
- Norfolk International Airport (ORF), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to K.O.A and is 164 km (102 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for K.O.A, Carolina North. Use the tab navigation above to view K.O.A sea temperature, K.O.A photographs, K.O.A detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, K.O.A webcams, current wind from Carolina North live weather stations and K.O.A tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around K.O.A.