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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
K.O.A surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's K.O.A sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 4.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at K.O.A today?
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 10AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | |
425 | 425 | 373 | 356 | 356 | 325 | 301 | 307 | 301 | 295 | 288 | 415 | 385 | 363 | 300 | 294 | 240 | 230 | 230 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 143 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:18AM0.17m | 10:14PM0.20m | 9:47AM0.16m | 10:54PM0.20m | 10:13AM0.16m | 11:30PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.07m | 4:37PM0.06m | 5:09AM0.08m | 5:16PM0.06m | 6:00AM0.09m | 5:52PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
 kJ | 425 | 425 | 373 | 356 | 356 | 325 | 301 | 307 | 301 | 295 | 288 | 415 | 385 | 363 | 300 | 294 | 240 | 230 | 230 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 143 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 28 | 37 | 33 | 34 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 141 | 141 | 720 | 690 | 4 | 734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 26 | 141 | 26 | 40 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 147 | 141 | 264 | 350 | 264 | 264 |
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