
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 47 | 27 | 64 | 64 | 53 | 54 | 25 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:15AM0.25m | 10:07PM0.28m | 10:10AM0.25m | 10:56PM0.28m | 11:01AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.17m | 4:24PM0.13m | 5:27AM0.17m | 5:14PM0.13m | 6:17AM0.16m | 6:00PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 7 | SE 9 |
35 | 25 | 17 | 64 | 64 | 53 | 54 | 25 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 4 | SSW 5 |
49 | 47 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 11 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1729 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 1125 | 844 | 741 | 354 | 320 | 320 | 299 | 299 | 494 | 220 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 584 | 644 | 642 |
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