Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | 53 | 28 | 28 | 61 | 35 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 82 | 94 | 86 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:52PM0.27m | 10:48AM0.23m | 11:28PM0.27m | 11:23AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.12m | 6:12AM0.15m | 5:50PM0.12m | 6:53AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
39 | 53 | 28 | 23 | 61 | 31 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 82 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 54 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | E 13 | ESE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 |
2 | 2 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — |
17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | 14 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 74 | 94 | 86 | 66 | 52 | — | — | 25 | 18 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1044 | 738 | 690 | 691 | 39 | 39 | 145 | 974 | 1044 | 889 | 309 | 144 | 20 | 20 | 39 | 99 | 264 | 50 | 7 |
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