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 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 80 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:53PM0.22m | 2:49AM0.25m | 4:50PM0.23m | 3:34AM0.24m | 5:44PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.11m | 9:42PM0.16m | 10:55AM0.12m | 10:26PM0.16m | 11:41AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 80 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | NE 4 | E 16 |
| kJ | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 690 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 147 | 40 | 40 | 413 | 904 | 227 | 536 | 536 | 531 | 531 | 579 | 904 | 733 |
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