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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 EDT
How big are the waves at K.O.A today?
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 3PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 414 | 273 | 201 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 151 | 127 | 124 | 124 | 127 | 131 | 100 | 101 | 95 | 79 | 76 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:46PM 0.27 | 7:07AM 0.25 | 8:03PM 0.27 | 8:11AM 0.25 | 9:09PM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:50PM 0.16 | 1:48AM 0.18 | 2:08PM 0.15 | 3:11AM 0.19 | 3:14PM 0.14 | 4:16AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina North
The wind is still cross-off at K.O.A (moderate winds from the NW at Hatteras/Mitchell Field Airport 37 km from K.O.A). 1.8m 8s swell from the ENE with a 0.5m 6s windswell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
37 km away, 1 h 58 min ago
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