Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, severe gales from the N by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 73 | 61 | 32 | 41 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 156 | 587 | 1730 | 2834 | 3917 | 5415 | 5622 | 6383 | 7562 | 7767 | 8311 | 10507 | 10954 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:29PM0.25m | 2:42AM0.26m | 3:19PM0.24m | 3:44AM0.25m | 4:27PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.16m | 8:21PM0.16m | 10:35AM0.16m | 8:59PM0.17m | 11:34AM0.16m | 9:47PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 73 | 61 | 30 | 41 | 37 | 34 | 26 | 31 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 55 | 56 | 53 | 47 | 156 | 587 | 1730 | 2834 | 3917 | 5415 | 5622 | 6383 | 7562 | 7767 | 8311 | 10507 | 10954 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 68 | 68 | 155 | 1044 | 541 | 413 | 413 | 7 | 147 | 713 | 149 | 1010 | 1125 | 1138 | 916 | 887 | 864 | 1434 | 1434 | 838 | 1669 | 891 |
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