K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 Aug 2025 EDT
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K.O.A surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's K.O.A sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at K.O.A today?

The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NE
0.4
SE
0.3
ENE
0.8
NE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111111010101099944108499
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)60155560450556138931131728620517293779486586049434535334949
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
25
NNW
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
0.26
12:25PM
0.23
12:36AM
0.26
1:11PM
0.23
12:57AM
0.27
1:58PM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:46PM
0.12
7:46AM
0.14
7:22PM
0.13
8:23AM
0.14
7:51PM
0.15
8:58AM
0.13
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset7:39-------7:38-------7:37-------
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------111111-------1----
Temp. °C242424242425262727272827252525242323242424242423
Feels °C (?)232324252426262625262627242425232121222322222219
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina North

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 30 km from K.O.A has fallen light (light winds from the N at BUOY-ORIN7). Waves should be turning clean at K.O.A. 1.2m 12s groundswell from the ENE with a 1.0m 7s swell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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9 km/h
N
0.0
25.5
Air / Water (°C)
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