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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 1 pm 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 9PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | |
35 | 35 | 190 | 524 | 396 | 295 | 237 | 202 | 164 | 128 | 73 | 56 | 79 | 72 | 56 | 59 | 52 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 71 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 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 | 3:46AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 30 | 128 | 73 | 56 | 79 | 72 | 56 | 59 | 52 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 96 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 13 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 190 | 524 | 396 | 295 | 237 | 202 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 71 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 411 | 531 | 309 | 299 | 264 | 264 | 144 | 145 | 413 | 406 | 417 | 417 | 901 | 855 | 417 | 68 | 417 | 875 | 998 | 998 | 354 | 145 | 7 | 147 |
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