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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 6PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | |
118 | 114 | 106 | 103 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 96 | 126 | 206 | 176 | 171 | 167 | 192 | 167 | 17 | 18 | 129 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 112 | 97 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:58PM0.16m | 1:57AM0.22m | 3:22PM0.16m | 2:59AM0.22m | 4:40PM0.16m | 4:11AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.06m | 8:37PM0.10m | 9:48AM0.06m | 9:34PM0.09m | 10:48AM0.07m | 10:32PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | 8:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 118 | 114 | 106 | 103 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 96 | 126 | 206 | 176 | 171 | 167 | 192 | 167 | 154 | 154 | 129 | 125 | 125 | 93 | 112 | 97 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 59 | 81 | 122 | 109 | 103 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 37 | — | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 8 | — | 142 | — | — | 21 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 494 | 417 | 362 | 380 | 299 | 39 | 26 | 39 | 620 | 581 | 68 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 20 | 4 |
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