Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 10AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 66 | 77 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:03AM0.22m | 6:13PM0.20m | 4:53AM0.22m | 7:07PM0.21m | 5:52AM0.21m | 7:56PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.06m | 10:42PM0.13m | 11:32AM0.06m | 11:35PM0.14m | 12:21PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 26 | 168 | 143 | 155 | 127 | 14 | 23 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 50 | 59 | 24 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 44 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | NW 3 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 32 | 66 | 77 | 51 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 64 | 128 | 200 | 204 | 244 | 6 | 214 | 203 | 173 | 261 | 265 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 40 | 838 | 40 | 21 | 161 | 21 | 0 | 26 | 39 | 840 | 144 | 145 | 68 | 39 | 7 | 39 | 68 | 68 | 411 | 7 |
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