Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 4AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | N 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | ENE 8 | N 5 | N 4 | NE 7 | N 4 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:46PM0.24m | 11:40AM0.20m | 00:19AM0.24m | 12:14PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.09m | 7:19AM0.12m | 6:50PM0.10m | 7:58AM0.12m | 7:18PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 73 | 94 | 87 | 73 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NE 7 | N 4 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 411 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 469 | 690 | 417 | 690 |
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