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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 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
14.9° C
(Which is 4.2°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 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 62 | 59 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:00PM 0.19 | 10:24AM 0.17 | 11:34PM 0.19 | 11:06AM 0.17 | 12:08AM 0.20 | 11:53AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:27PM 0.04 | 5:52AM 0.08 | 5:57PM 0.04 | 6:30AM 0.08 | 6:17PM 0.05 | 7:10AM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | -2 |
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