K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 06 Feb 2026 EST
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K.O.A surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's K.O.A sea temperature is
3.0° C
(Which is 13.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at K.O.A today?

The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)--
Afternoon (06 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (06 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
2.4
NNW
2.5
N
2.3
NNW
3
N
3
NNW
2.1
NE
2.5
N
2.1
NE
2.4
NNW
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
2.4
NNE
1.8
NE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)888899677889887998101211111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27421721621218620749169850212261019763717625589593490644721583521866828821
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
50
NW
55
NNW
55
NW
55
NW
60
NW
60
NW
55
NW
50
NW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
0.09
1:16PM
0.08
3:01AM
0.09
2:02PM
0.07
4:00AM
0.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:31PM
-0.02
8:46AM
-0.00
9:11PM
-0.02
9:38AM
0.01
9:57PM
-0.02
10:40AM
0.01
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:54--
Sunset5:34-------5:35-------5:36-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C454432-2-3-2-3-4-6-8-8-7-6-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-2
Feels °C (?)-2-2-3-5-7-10-16-17-17-18-19-20-22-21-20-19-15-14-12-12-11-11-10-7
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