Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, near gales from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 40 | 53 | 90 | 135 | 121 | 215 | 292 | 494 | 694 | 1118 | 1450 | 1291 | 1901 | 2533 | 2762 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:55PM0.26m | 8:10AM0.25m | 8:53PM0.27m | 8:59AM0.25m | 9:42PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.16m | 2:59AM0.19m | 3:10PM0.15m | 4:02AM0.18m | 3:59PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 78 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 121 | 215 | 292 | 494 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 15 | E 18 | E 17 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | 53 | 90 | 135 | — | — | — | — | 694 | 1118 | 1450 | 1291 | 1901 | 2533 | 2762 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1044 | 1301 | 1010 | 877 | 141 | 149 | 417 | 1010 | 168 | 149 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 1015 | 1436 | 1729 | 1314 | 1669 | 756 |
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