Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 3PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:54PM0.17m | 1:52AM0.23m | 3:03PM0.17m | 2:51AM0.23m | 4:11PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.07m | 8:28PM0.09m | 9:41AM0.07m | 9:15PM0.09m | 10:35AM0.08m | 10:04PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | 8:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 181 | 124 | 17 | 408 | 289 | 219 | 187 | 149 | 111 | 86 | 81 | 64 | 63 | 47 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | — | NE 6 | E 14 | E 9 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 14 | — | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 3 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | NNE 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 127 | 166 | 285 | 435 | 485 | 527 | 468 | 285 | 362 | — | 225 | 582 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1308 | 720 | 2725 | 844 | 299 | 264 | 149 | 39 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 320 | 67 | 39 | 35 | 147 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 494 | 227 | 472 | 597 | 472 |
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