
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:24PM0.24m | 10:32AM0.19m | 11:07PM0.24m | 11:08AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.10m | 5:51AM0.12m | 5:35PM0.10m | 6:36AM0.12m | 6:15PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 159 | 139 | 89 | 94 | 56 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | N 4 | N 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 54 | 85 | 166 | 215 | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1125 | 68 | 858 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1434 | 1125 | 1011 | 144 | 405 | 145 | 67 | 35 | 21 | 40 | 179 | 264 | 299 |
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