Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 90 | 68 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 91 | 186 | 211 | 176 | 170 | 200 | 188 | 190 | 207 | 222 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:38PM0.25m | 00:34AM0.28m | 1:23PM0.26m | 00:59AM0.27m | 2:05PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.15m | 8:19AM0.14m | 8:05PM0.16m | 8:55AM0.14m | 8:38PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 74 | 90 | 68 | 55 | 55 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 91 | 186 | 211 | 176 | 170 | 200 | 188 | 190 | 207 | 222 | 249 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 50 | 68 | 45 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 149 | 642 | 802 | 909 | 920 | 417 | 227 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 1729 | 318 |
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