Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 11AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:15AM0.15m | 8:14AM0.22m | 9:14PM0.24m | 9:25AM0.22m | 10:11PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.15m | 3:40PM0.12m | 4:41AM0.14m | 4:42PM0.11m | 5:43AM0.13m | 5:34PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 12 | — | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | W 3 | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | N 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 1 | — | 9 | 30 | 17 | 21 | 37 | 40 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 40 | 86 | 83 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 420 | 802 | 2324 | 1443 | 362 | 320 | 320 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 2626 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 145 | 7 | 301 | 420 | 1010 | 1010 | 1010 | 420 |
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