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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
K.O.A surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's K.O.A sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is 6.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at K.O.A today?
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 3PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 111 | 93 | 56 | 44 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 67 | 106 | 109 | 134 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 2:17AM0.20m | 2:49PM0.16m | 3:08AM0.19m | 4:12PM0.16m | 4:06AM0.18m | 5:41PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.09m | 9:28PM0.10m | 10:39AM0.09m | 10:37PM0.10m | 11:30AM0.09m | 11:40PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | |  |  | |  | | | |
 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:54 |
— | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
20 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 176 | 208 | 138 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 30 | 19 | 39 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 117 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 26 | 39 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | E 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 18 | E 17 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 127 | 155 | 155 | 230 | 73 | 111 | 93 | 56 | 44 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 31 | — | — | 17 | 22 | 23 | 56 | 67 | 106 | 109 | 134 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 145 | 386 | 21 | 21 | 147 | 145 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 149 | 472 | 472 | 466 | 536 | 503 | 840 | 840 | 1760 | 420 | 278 | 261 | 99 | 0 |
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