Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 58 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 57 | 67 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 54 | 71 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:28AM0.19m | 8:11PM0.23m | 7:46AM0.19m | 8:55PM0.23m | 8:52AM0.19m | 9:40PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.14m | 2:07PM0.09m | 3:07AM0.14m | 3:05PM0.10m | 4:08AM0.13m | 3:59PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 58 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 57 | 67 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 54 | 71 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | S 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | SW 5 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 30 | 34 | 34 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | — | 74 | 83 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 41 | 42 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 2074 | 802 | 0 | 227 | 68 | 63 | 39 | 227 | 147 | 40 | 141 | 40 | 141 | 141 | 147 | 998 | 1010 | 40 |
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