
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 SE 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 SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 2AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 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 (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 75mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31PM0.18m | 2:25AM0.24m | 3:37PM0.19m | 3:05AM0.23m | 4:42PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.10m | 10:09AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.11m | 10:54AM0.09m | 10:21PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | 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 | S 7 | NE 4 |
13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 239 | 177 | 126 | 102 | 76 | 73 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 8 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
17 | 72 | 188 | 292 | 342 | 303 | 276 | 245 | 335 | 381 | 394 | 366 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 138 | 134 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2814 | 144 | 1124 | 144 | 145 | 145 | 159 | 68 | 413 | 413 | 21 | 21 | 68 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 147 | 179 |
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