Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 8PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2521 | 2756 | 1435 | 1164 | 1211 | 799 | 959 | 800 | 580 | 520 | 369 | 241 | 179 | 61 | 91 | 40 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 38 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 11:04AM0.26m | 11:16PM0.28m | 11:41AM0.27m | 11:39PM0.29m | 12:16PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.15m | 6:52AM0.16m | 6:29PM0.16m | 7:22AM0.15m | 6:45PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2521 | 2756 | 1435 | 1164 | 1211 | 799 | 959 | 800 | 580 | 520 | 369 | 241 | 179 | 61 | 91 | 40 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 70 | 70 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | N 6 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 16 | SSW 4 | NNE 7 | N 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 240 | 346 | 335 | 302 | 144 | 121 | 76 | 68 | 24 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 27 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 147 | 168 | 141 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 400 | 26 | 4 | 59 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 40 |
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