K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 05 Mar 2026 EST
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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
4.9° C
(Which is 11.8°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 10AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (05 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
SE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)99910101010101010101010101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33834536034233426425820521021017516317617622518316315615312412112111994
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
0.11
11:54PM
0.12
11:23AM
0.10
12:35AM
0.12
11:54AM
0.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.00
6:38PM
-0.00
6:57AM
0.01
7:12PM
-0.00
7:39AM
0.02
7:41PM
0.00
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
Sunrise-6:26-------6:24-------6:24------
Sunset----6:00-------6:00-------6:01---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818192020202020202021222221202019192020202020
Feels °C (?)171616171717171818191919202021202019191917181818
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