K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 EST
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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
3.6° C
(Which is 13.0°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 5AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Feb)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (17 Feb)5ft (1.6m)10s

Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010111111111112131312131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11241110922761731650607540501467415407430376432476411383324314252248248195
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
S
10
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
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
offoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
0.10
10:14AM
0.10
10:42PM
0.10
10:41AM
0.10
11:14PM
0.10
11:08AM
0.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
-0.02
5:42PM
-0.01
5:48AM
-0.02
6:13PM
-0.01
6:15AM
-0.01
6:29PM
-0.02
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise---6:46-------6:45-------6:43----
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:46-
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C344447101213131416171717171616161515151617
Feels °C (?)-3011125788101211109111112141314151516
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