Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:15AM0.27m | 12:38PM0.24m | 00:38AM0.28m | 1:18PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM0.13m | 7:59AM0.14m | 7:02PM0.14m | 8:23AM0.14m | 7:07PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 547 | 670 | 0 | 7 | 149 | 7 | 7 | 1890 | 537 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1008 | 1047 | 1047 | 802 |
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