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K.O.A Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
K.O.A surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's K.O.A sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at K.O.A today?
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 61 | 47 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 30 | 41 | 48 | 36 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 58 | 60 | 85 | 94 | 90 | 85 | 59 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:46PM 0.15 | 2:10AM 0.20 | 3:04PM 0.15 | 3:07AM 0.20 | 4:49PM 0.15 | 4:18AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM 0.05 | 8:00PM 0.08 | 9:43AM 0.05 | 9:17PM 0.09 | 10:48AM 0.05 | 10:42PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
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