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 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 126mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 58 | 100 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 80 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:18AM0.20m | 7:25PM0.22m | 6:28AM0.19m | 8:11PM0.23m | 7:46AM0.19m | 8:55PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.09m | 1:56AM0.14m | 2:07PM0.09m | 3:07AM0.14m | 3:05PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 10 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 32 | 56 | 40 | 30 | 21 | 35 | 58 | 9 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 36 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 80 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | NW 3 | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 160 | 112 | 85 | 82 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 13 | 100 | 20 | 40 | 42 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 61 | 23 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 380 | 380 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 227 | 147 | 141 | 141 |
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