K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
15.6° C
(Which is 4.1°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: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
19
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
18
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
0.4
ENE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
40
41
59
59
88
63
61
59
39
35
21
20
11
11
11
5
5
7
7
30
28
51
82
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
15
W
15
SW
20
S
5
S
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
20
W
15
NE
10
E
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:07AM0.20m
4:49PM0.15m
4:18AM0.19m
6:04PM0.15m
5:41AM0.19m
7:02PM0.16m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.05m
10:42PM0.09m
11:58AM0.06m
11:59PM0.08m
1:07PM0.06m
1:10AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:42
7:42
7:43
1
3
5
Temp °C
19
18
21
22
21
21
20
20
19
18
22
23
21
20
21
21
20
19
20
21
21
20
16
16
15
14
18
19
19
16
15
15
14
13
19
21
19
21
18
19
17
16
17
17
16
18
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
70
45
30
59
59
88
63
61
79
82
51
47
20
11
11
11
5
5
5
7
7
8
9
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
18
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
0.4
ENE
16
Energy kJ
25
40
41
21
21
7
3
3
59
39
35
21
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
30
28
51
82
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
7
3
1
7
6
3
1
1
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
1.1
SW
6
0.6
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
10
6
2
58
40
31
42
70
9
9
4
94
35
47
90
145
125
102
76
73
83
95
104
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
68
68
50
39
39
7
7
7
998
805
805
21
220
220
889
1047
1047
420
144
40
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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