
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 69 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 59 | 61 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:14AM0.27m | 4:26PM0.25m | 4:14AM0.26m | 5:30PM0.25m | 5:27AM0.25m | 6:46PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.13m | 9:50PM0.16m | 10:48AM0.14m | 10:44PM0.16m | 12:06PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | NNE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
45 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 69 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | N 4 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 13 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | N 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
14 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 61 | 69 | 82 | 76 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 57 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 32 | 59 | 61 | 70 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 278 | 7 | 670 | 858 | 642 | 642 | 581 | 227 | 220 | 7 | 227 | 1890 | 890 | 909 | 45 | 0 | 147 | 149 | 579 | 642 | 691 | 584 | 472 |
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