Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 150 | 150 | 149 | 165 | 208 | 208 | 167 | 163 | 139 | 140 | 143 | 117 | 106 | 75 | 55 | 53 | 25 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:05PM0.26m | 1:31AM0.27m | 2:47PM0.25m | 2:12AM0.27m | 3:31PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.14m | 8:38PM0.17m | 9:32AM0.15m | 8:57PM0.18m | 10:14AM0.15m | 9:09PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 208 | 167 | 18 | 139 | 140 | 143 | 117 | 106 | 75 | 55 | 53 | 25 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 161 | 150 | 150 | 149 | 165 | 208 | — | — | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1434 | 2324 | 1048 | 417 | 1044 | 308 | 147 | 147 | 168 | 1044 | 1044 | 149 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 904 | 858 | 20 |
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