Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 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 (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 133mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 58 | 82 | 78 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 57 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:36PM0.21m | 5:18AM0.20m | 7:25PM0.22m | 6:28AM0.19m | 8:11PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.14m | 1:13PM0.09m | 1:56AM0.14m | 2:07PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 17 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 73 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 23 | 82 | 78 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | N 5 | N 5 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 4 | 13 | 58 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 232 | 253 | 213 | 182 | 198 | 176 | 150 | 108 | — | 58 | 42 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 29 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 68 | 380 | 220 | 147 | 720 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 40 |
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