Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 11PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 194 | 188 | 225 | 315 | 141 | 73 | 147 | 119 | 194 | 321 | 377 | 302 | 269 | 235 | 236 | 246 | 258 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:49PM0.26m | 12:19PM0.26m | 00:34AM0.26m | 12:56PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.14m | 7:20AM0.14m | 6:51PM0.13m | 7:53AM0.14m | 7:19PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 177 | 194 | 188 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 73 | 147 | 119 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 235 | 236 | 246 | 258 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | E 14 | — | E 9 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 46 | 24 | — | 4 | — | 53 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 225 | 315 | 141 | 72 | 72 | 93 | 194 | 321 | 377 | 302 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 318 | 318 | 141 | 220 | 220 | 582 | 417 | 417 | 380 | 141 | 299 | 299 | 264 | 264 | 141 | 318 | 168 | 141 |
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