Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13AM0.27m | 1:58PM0.22m | 1:43AM0.26m | 2:55PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.12m | 8:55AM0.12m | 8:24PM0.13m | 9:35AM0.11m | 9:03PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 17 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 82 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2615 | 1929 | 1721 | 998 | 1811 | 844 | 844 | 998 | 2626 | 2706 | 793 | 145 | 844 | 354 | 264 | 264 | 50 | 413 | 68 |
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