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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 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
18.8° C
(Which is 3.2°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 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | |
80 | 82 | 82 | 66 | 53 | 57 | 54 | 69 | 53 | 77 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 58 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9:54AM0.19m | 11:05PM0.22m | 10:48AM0.18m | 11:40PM0.22m | 11:46AM0.17m | 00:19AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.06m | 6:18AM0.09m | 5:57PM0.08m | 7:07AM0.08m | 6:47PM0.09m | 7:58AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 80 | 82 | 82 | 66 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 69 | 53 | 77 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 58 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 63 | 55 | 49 | 38 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 16 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 28 | 44 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 690 | 841 | 1044 | 334 | 334 | 145 | 68 | 39 | 144 | 334 | 492 | 264 | 144 | 145 | 35 | 0 | 29 | 734 | 734 | 1301 | 344 | 39 | 0 |
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