Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 42 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 54 | 44 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:00PM0.27m | 9:03AM0.26m | 9:52PM0.27m | 9:56AM0.26m | 10:34PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.14m | 4:10AM0.18m | 4:04PM0.13m | 5:03AM0.17m | 4:57PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 42 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 54 | 44 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 301 | 149 | 417 | 149 | 149 | 420 | 734 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 227 | 2288 | 1729 | 1929 | 1094 |
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