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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
14.7° C
(Which is 5.7°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 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 | |
400 | 363 | 300 | 294 | 234 | 190 | 186 | 179 | 217 | 176 | 168 | 133 | 130 | 106 | 99 | 73 | 230 | 333 | 427 | 311 | 301 | 179 | 131 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:54PM0.20m | 10:13AM0.16m | 11:30PM0.21m | 10:42AM0.15m | 00:00AM0.21m | 11:19AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.06m | 6:00AM0.09m | 5:52PM0.06m | 6:48AM0.09m | 6:24PM0.07m | 7:31AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — |
 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 400 | 363 | 300 | 294 | 234 | 190 | 186 | 179 | 217 | 176 | 168 | 133 | 130 | 106 | 99 | 116 | 117 | 91 | 51 | 24 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 69 | 54 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | — | SE 11 | — | — | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | 35 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 52 | 86 | 61 | 44 | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 38 | 66 | 31 | 230 | 333 | 427 | 311 | 301 | 179 | 131 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 141 | 26 | 40 | 168 | 381 | 310 | 159 | 405 | 301 | 690 | 334 | 26 | 147 | 40 | 401 | 518 | 472 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 620 |
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