Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 6AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15AM0.15m | 8:14AM0.22m | 9:14PM0.24m | 9:25AM0.22m | 10:11PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.15m | 3:19AM0.15m | 3:40PM0.12m | 4:41AM0.14m | 4:42PM0.11m | 5:43AM0.13m | 5:34PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 5 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | N 4 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 8 | WNW 4 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 6 | 2 | — | 9 | 20 | 21 | 37 | 49 | 39 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 34 | 46 | 60 | 7 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 670 | 7 | 227 | 802 | 1301 | 328 | 844 | 472 | 147 | 220 | 179 | 179 | 2074 | 2902 | 1434 | 1434 | 1434 | 7 | 1010 | 1125 | 1010 | 1010 | 1308 | 1308 |
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