Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 10PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
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 kJ | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31PM0.18m | 2:25AM0.24m | 3:37PM0.19m | 3:05AM0.23m | 4:42PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.09m | 8:49PM0.10m | 10:09AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.11m | 10:54AM0.09m | 10:21PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 327 | 256 | 217 | 183 | 130 | 104 | 93 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 22 | 80 | 168 | 281 | 342 | 366 | 284 | 239 | 355 | 365 | 455 | — | 441 | — | — | — | 118 | 130 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1760 | 2806 | 2814 | 177 | 144 | 144 | 145 | 145 | 159 | 411 | 68 | 39 | 21 | 67 | 147 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 179 | 720 |
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