Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 37 | 35 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42PM0.19m | 3:43AM0.23m | 5:42PM0.20m | 4:25AM0.21m | 6:36PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.12m | 11:38AM0.08m | 11:21PM0.13m | 12:23PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 37 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 35 | 40 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 69 | 81 | 136 | 229 | 355 | 371 | 393 | 432 | 352 | 377 | 371 | 289 | 284 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 1301 | 1057 | 805 | 804 | 635 | 1044 | 1044 | 1044 | 1044 | 145 | 731 | 145 | 559 | 145 | 334 | 53 | 99 | 144 |
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