K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 May 2026 EDT
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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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (18 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
50
51
51
53
80
58
79
79
77
74
44
74
75
81
83
81
81
81
135
103
103
103
101
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:40PM0.22m
11:46AM0.17m
00:19AM0.23m
12:48PM0.17m
1:04AM0.23m
1:58PM0.16m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.08m
6:47PM0.09m
7:58AM0.07m
7:41PM0.09m
8:51AM0.06m
8:37PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
22
23
22
22
21
21
22
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
22
22
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Energy kJ
49
50
51
51
53
80
58
79
79
77
74
44
74
75
81
83
81
81
81
135
103
103
103
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
2
7
7
7
17
17
38
10
10
10
23
22
22
22
9
9
20
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
17
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
15
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
6
2
2
2
5
5
7
3
3
9
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
11
8
9
5
5
5
6
11
11
8
5
5
5
6
6
9
10
12
13
14
9
11
11
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
320
299
144
145
50
29
734
1301
1301
955
261
39
21
21
417
417
523
533
334
261
21
35
536
533
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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