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K.O.A, United States, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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.

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. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around K.O.A. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Carolina North surf breaks near to K.O.A to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to K.O.A: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	S Turns	5 mi
Second closest break	Avon Pier	13 mi
Third closest break	Boilers(Ranger Station)	16 mi
Fourth closest break	The Lighthouse	18 mi
Fifth closest break	Outer Banks Pier	24 mi
Wave buoys nearest to K.O.A:
Closest wave buoy	Diamond Shoals Buoy	37 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Virginia Beach Buoy	81 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Onslow Bay Outer Buoy	125 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Jamestown Buoy	135 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Stingray Point Buoy	145 mi
Tide stations nearest to K.O.A:
Closest tide station	Rodanthe, Pamlico Sound, North Carolina	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Avon, North Carolina	14 mi
Third closest tide station	Davis Slough, North Carolina	15 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Oregon Inlet, North Carolina	16 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Oregon Inlet (USCG Station), North Carolina	16 mi
Ski Resorts closest to K.O.A:
Closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	249 mi
Second closest ski area	Massanutten (United States)	270 mi
Third closest ski area	Bryce Resort (United States)	288 mi
Fourth closest ski area	The Homestead Ski Area (United States)	296 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Liberty (United States)	309 mi
Town and city forecasts close to K.O.A:
Closest city location	Cape Hatteras (United States)	25 mi
Second closest city location	Virginia Beach (United States)	94 mi
Third closest city location	Chesapeake (United States)	99 mi
Fourth closest city location	Norfolk (United States)	101 mi
Fifth closest city location	Portsmouth (Va.) (United States)	101 mi

K.O.A, United States, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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