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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 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) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 3 | 49 | 43 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 52 | 35 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 84 | 8 | 86 | 102 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 3 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 7 | 84 | 70 | 84 | 8 | 86 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 49 | 43 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | — | E 13 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 48 | 107 | 22 | 20 | — | 41 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 53 | 52 | 26 | 52 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 125 | 17 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 472 | 145 | 7 | 691 | 1890 | 159 | 802 | 278 | 144 | 50 | 45 | 155 | 1048 | 1048 | 734 | 536 | 278 | 278 | 50 | 50 | 541 | 492 | 299 |
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