
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 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 (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 108mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:42PM0.20m | 4:25AM0.21m | 6:36PM0.21m | 5:18AM0.20m | 7:25PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.08m | 11:21PM0.13m | 12:23PM0.09m | 00:36AM0.14m | 1:13PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
16 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 21 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 143 | 79 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 5 | N 5 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 30 | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | SE 6 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
51 | 75 | 136 | 185 | 293 | 366 | 439 | 508 | 457 | 400 | 345 | 302 | 293 | 293 | 233 | 220 | 165 | 164 | 103 | 76 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1044 | 1044 | 1044 | 324 | 264 | 264 | 559 | 144 | 144 | 67 | 144 | 99 | 99 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 374 | 7 | 40 | 39 | 7 |
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