Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 12PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 49 | 50 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 40 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 33 | 38 | 26 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 82 | 88 | 105 |
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 | cross-off | cross | 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 | 2:46AM0.25m | 4:18PM0.22m | 3:31AM0.25m | 5:16PM0.22m | 4:25AM0.24m | 6:15PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.09m | 9:23PM0.14m | 10:15AM0.09m | 10:12PM0.14m | 11:02AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 45 | 32 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 33 | 38 | 26 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 82 | 88 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 49 | 50 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | — | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 107 | 26 | 20 | — | 24 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 40 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 472 | 39 | 0 | 21 | 2064 | 1308 | 955 | 354 | 145 | 161 | 45 | 159 | 1048 | 559 | 1048 | 531 | 278 | 68 | 50 | 145 | 523 | 518 | 278 |
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