
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 82 | 65 | 65 | 55 | 54 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52AM0.19m | 9:40PM0.23m | 9:47AM0.19m | 10:24PM0.24m | 10:32AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.13m | 3:59PM0.10m | 5:02AM0.12m | 4:50PM0.10m | 5:51AM0.12m | 5:35PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
80 | 82 | 65 | 65 | 55 | 54 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 16 | 37 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | S 6 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | ESE 9 | E 11 | NE 6 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | NE 6 |
— | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
36 | 39 | 27 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 76 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 40 | 147 | 40 | 40 | 278 | 145 | 0 | 35 | 68 | 0 | 50 | 1010 | 1125 | 855 | 405 | 39 | 299 | 7 | 2626 | 476 | 547 | 1130 |
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