Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 48 | 48 | 65 | 78 | 72 | 55 | 58 | 41 | 93 | 105 | 88 | 96 | 140 | 373 | 520 | 624 | 850 | 1077 | 1350 | 1980 | 2162 | 2096 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:12AM0.25m | 7:55PM0.26m | 8:10AM0.25m | 8:53PM0.27m | 8:59AM0.25m | 9:42PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.16m | 2:59AM0.19m | 3:10PM0.15m | 4:02AM0.18m | 3:59PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 68 | 48 | 48 | 65 | 78 | 72 | 55 | 58 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 96 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | E 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NE 6 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 15 | E 18 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 93 | 105 | 88 | — | 140 | 373 | 520 | 624 | 850 | 1077 | 1350 | 1980 | 2162 | 2096 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1015 | 1010 | 1308 | 1434 | 729 | 149 | 149 | 168 | 301 | 1136 | 168 | 149 | 227 | 149 | 149 | 1729 | 1890 | 1890 | 1456 | 974 |
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