Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 35 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:32AM0.19m | 11:07PM0.24m | 11:08AM0.19m | 11:46PM0.24m | 11:40AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.12m | 5:35PM0.10m | 6:36AM0.12m | 6:15PM0.09m | 7:19AM0.12m | 6:50PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 35 | 75 | 4 | 199 | 104 | 92 | 94 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 72 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | E 11 | SW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 67 | 60 | 248 | 268 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 50 | 523 | 1434 | 1125 | 901 | 145 | 1130 | 144 | 144 | 7 | 40 | 7 | 147 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 141 | 141 | 227 | 149 | 299 |
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