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/ 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 Monday 20 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 56 | 133 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 99 | 88 | 69 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 51 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:46PM 0.16 | 1:23AM 0.20 | 1:46PM 0.15 | 2:10AM 0.20 | 3:04PM 0.15 | 3:07AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:03PM 0.07 | 8:45AM 0.05 | 8:00PM 0.08 | 9:43AM 0.05 | 9:17PM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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