Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 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) | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 96 | 176 | 141 | 101 | 99 | 79 | 75 | 65 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 76 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 32 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12AM0.25m | 9:08PM0.27m | 9:15AM0.25m | 10:07PM0.28m | 10:10AM0.25m | 10:56PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.18m | 3:27PM0.14m | 4:29AM0.17m | 4:24PM0.13m | 5:27AM0.17m | 5:14PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 96 | 12 | 141 | 101 | 99 | 79 | 75 | 49 | 46 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 28 | 76 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 103 | 103 | 8 | 52 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 46 | 65 | 49 | 48 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 90 | 65 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 101 | 10 | 17 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 264 | 144 | 149 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 145 | 68 | 20 | 39 | 68 | 2806 | 1729 | 417 | 1721 | 417 | 581 | 227 | 354 | 320 | 411 | 310 | 264 |
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