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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.2°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 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | |
25 | 77 | 25 | 80 | 80 | 48 | 30 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 54 | 61 | 64 | 56 | 60 | 83 | 120 | 103 | 100 | 76 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:06AM0.18m | 6:45PM0.17m | 6:00AM0.18m | 7:40PM0.18m | 6:48AM0.19m | 8:29PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.10m | 12:33PM0.09m | 00:42AM0.10m | 1:33PM0.08m | 1:46AM0.11m | 2:26PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 150 | 77 | 94 | 80 | 80 | 49 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 54 | 42 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 6 | E 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 48 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 5 | E 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | E 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | NW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | — | 1 | 14 | 33 | 61 | 64 | 56 | 60 | 83 | 120 | 103 | 100 | 76 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 405 | 21 | 145 | 59 | 0 | 40 | 381 | 324 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 579 | 508 | 401 | 547 | 860 | 904 | 417 |
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