Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 9PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 103mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37PM0.19m | 3:05AM0.23m | 4:42PM0.19m | 3:43AM0.23m | 5:42PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.11m | 10:54AM0.09m | 10:21PM0.12m | 11:38AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 166 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 198 | 139 | 121 | 75 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 7 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 198 | 244 | 161 | 227 | 295 | 270 | 3 | 3 | 240 | — | 70 | 117 | 109 | 146 | 156 | 197 | 195 | 237 | 289 | 402 | 480 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 413 | 411 | 7 | 21 | 363 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1130 | 829 | 733 | 733 | 299 | 581 | 832 | 1044 | 1044 | 350 | 334 |
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