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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 pm Monday 25 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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at K.O.A today?
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
60 | 62 | 120 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 61 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:33PM0.19m | 7:16AM0.20m | 8:23PM0.20m | 7:58AM0.18m | 9:10PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.07m | 1:45AM0.09m | 2:33PM0.07m | 2:52AM0.10m | 3:19PM0.07m | 3:56AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:08 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 |
 kJ | 60 | 62 | 45 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 134 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 12 | SE 9 | — | E 15 | — | E 16 | NE 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 134 | 126 | 120 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 148 | 148 | 153 | 128 | 148 | 148 | 150 | 132 | 150 | 136 | 118 | 145 | 175 | 197 | 227 | 216 | 10 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 99 | 144 | 334 | 186 | 264 | 161 | 68 | 50 | 67 | 99 | 145 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 145 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 68 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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