Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 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 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 54 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 44 | 64 | 44 | 38 | 45 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40PM0.23m | 9:47AM0.19m | 10:24PM0.24m | 10:32AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.10m | 5:02AM0.12m | 4:50PM0.10m | 5:51AM0.12m | 5:35PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 34 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 54 | 60 | 24 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 44 | 64 | 44 | 38 | 45 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 23 | 29 | 51 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 5 | SW 5 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 278 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 691 | 1125 | 68 | 1130 | 851 | 536 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 1125 | 1125 | 299 | 299 |
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