Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). 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 (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 59 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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 | 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 | 7:14PM0.23m | 6:51AM0.22m | 8:14PM0.23m | 2:15AM0.15m | 8:14AM0.22m | 9:14PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.15m | 1:16PM0.12m | 1:21AM0.15m | 3:19AM0.15m | 3:40PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 59 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | 10 | 21 | 29 | 51 | 48 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 292 | 278 | 179 | 179 | 7 | 7 | 469 | 494 | 494 | 466 | 472 | 670 | 420 | 802 | 1441 | 299 | 472 | 299 |
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