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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 Monday 11 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | |
23 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 80 | 389 | 401 | 282 | 229 | 186 | 143 | 143 | 119 | 90 | 45 | 59 | 59 | 46 | 46 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:00AM0.18m | 7:40PM0.18m | 6:48AM0.19m | 8:29PM0.19m | 7:32AM0.19m | 9:15PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.08m | 1:46AM0.11m | 2:26PM0.07m | 2:48AM0.11m | 3:13PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
22 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 |
 kJ | 17 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 53 | 55 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 143 | 119 | 90 | 45 | 59 | 59 | 46 | 46 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 15 | SSE 5 | E 14 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 54 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 80 | 389 | 401 | 282 | 229 | 186 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 44 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 7 | 577 | 537 | 354 | 320 | 299 | 149 | 144 | 145 | 381 | 381 | 354 | 841 | 802 | 844 | 145 | 417 | 417 | 998 | 998 | 998 | 144 | 720 |
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