Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 2PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 38 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:19AM0.24m | 12:14PM0.20m | 00:46AM0.24m | 12:53PM0.20m | 1:10AM0.25m | 1:38PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.12m | 7:18PM0.10m | 8:31AM0.12m | 7:29PM0.11m | 8:58AM0.12m | 7:33PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 54 | 75 | 94 | 83 | 51 | 36 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 3 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 34 | 38 | 53 | 28 | 38 | 122 | 232 | 382 | 500 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 472 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 690 | 682 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 720 | 1010 | 867 | 1025 | 955 | 905 | 813 | 720 | 844 | 832 | 802 | 951 |
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