Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon night, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 80 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:55PM0.22m | 2:13AM0.25m | 3:53PM0.22m | 2:49AM0.25m | 4:50PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.14m | 10:14AM0.11m | 9:42PM0.16m | 10:55AM0.12m | 10:26PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 25 | 19 | 39 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 80 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | — | S 5 | — | SSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 1 | — | 19 | — | 18 | — | 24 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 579 | 7 | 584 | 595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 | 179 | 0 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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