Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 3PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 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 (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 113mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 10 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25AM0.24m | 3:37PM0.19m | 3:05AM0.23m | 4:42PM0.19m | 3:43AM0.23m | 5:42PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.11m | 10:54AM0.09m | 10:21PM0.12m | 11:38AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 203 | 143 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 135 | 92 | 72 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 12 | — | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 4 | NW 4 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 286 | 233 | 294 | 197 | 198 | 219 | 255 | 255 | 244 | 14 | 3 | — | 73 | 117 | 117 | 142 | 127 | 121 | 183 | 226 | 289 | 366 | 539 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 159 | 7 | 264 | 413 | 411 | 7 | 472 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1338 | 858 | 141 | 220 | 635 | 635 | 396 | 1044 | 1044 | 144 | 666 |
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