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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 ESTForecast 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
11.2° C
(Which is 8.0°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 9PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 526 | 865 | 813 | 1238 | 1029 | 367 | 605 | 489 | 352 | 254 | 175 | 130 | 86 | 73 | 53 | 42 | 40 | 49 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:32PM 0.13 | 7:11AM 0.15 | 7:23PM 0.12 | 7:56AM 0.16 | 8:12PM 0.12 | 8:36AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:34AM 0.05 | 2:00PM 0.05 | 2:23AM 0.04 | 2:57PM 0.04 | 3:11AM 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - |
| Sunset | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 3 | 1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | -9 | -13 | -18 | -18 | -15 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
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