Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 8AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25AM0.24m | 3:37PM0.19m | 3:05AM0.23m | 4:42PM0.19m | 3:43AM0.23m | 5:42PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.11m | 10:54AM0.09m | 10:21PM0.12m | 11:38AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 192 | 139 | 114 | 74 | 57 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 12 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 4 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 258 | 342 | 310 | 252 | 176 | 203 | 262 | 265 | 262 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 117 | 101 | 177 | 120 | 107 | 100 | 142 | 134 | 198 | 390 | 467 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 793 | 145 | 144 | 68 | 264 | 299 | 413 | 466 | 472 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 1057 | 141 | 793 | 635 | 581 | 1044 | 1044 | 961 | 891 | 620 |
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