Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 8AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 8 | 97 | 132 | 120 | 100 | 98 | 78 | 77 | 60 | 59 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:31AM0.25m | 5:16PM0.22m | 4:25AM0.24m | 6:15PM0.23m | 5:31AM0.23m | 7:14PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.09m | 10:12PM0.14m | 11:02AM0.09m | 11:05PM0.15m | 11:57AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 8 | 97 | 132 | 120 | 100 | 98 | 78 | 77 | 60 | 59 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | — | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 34 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 126 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 145 | 161 | 50 | 155 | 1048 | 1048 | 802 | 512 | 334 | 508 | 50 | 536 | 1125 | 1125 | 261 | 264 | 68 | 261 | 68 | 50 | 292 | 540 | 264 |
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