Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:20AM0.22m | 11:55PM0.27m | 12:11PM0.22m | 00:37AM0.27m | 1:03PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.13m | 6:20PM0.11m | 7:27AM0.12m | 7:03PM0.11m | 8:12AM0.12m | 7:44PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | S 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 59 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
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Distance (km) | 1308 | 1807 | 2778 | 2855 | 1434 | 670 | 1308 | 1308 | 1443 | 1434 | 2074 | 2815 | 1669 | 1948 | 220 | 147 | 147 | 149 | 1979 | 2814 | 1948 | 1890 | 1890 |
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