Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | 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 |
High Tide | 11:06PM0.26m | 11:20AM0.22m | 11:55PM0.27m | 12:11PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.11m | 6:38AM0.13m | 6:20PM0.11m | 7:27AM0.12m | 7:03PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 35 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SSW 5 |
11 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | SE 9 |
— | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NNW 2 | N 3 |
11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 46 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1010 | 1015 | 1308 | 1807 | 1434 | 670 | 1843 | 633 | 630 | 642 | 670 | 1308 | 1669 | 356 | 2074 | 2708 | 2855 | 7 | 168 |
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