Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 65 | 55 | 54 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 64 | 64 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:52AM0.19m | 9:40PM0.23m | 9:47AM0.19m | 10:24PM0.24m | 10:32AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.10m | 5:02AM0.12m | 4:50PM0.10m | 5:51AM0.12m | 5:35PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 57 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 65 | 25 | 54 | 60 | 24 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 64 | 64 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 55 | 23 | 29 | 51 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | S 6 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | SW 4 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | S 5 | S 5 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 27 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 40 | 40 | 278 | 264 | 0 | 35 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 1010 | 50 | 841 | 691 | 50 | 0 | 2064 | 870 | 1125 | 1130 | 40 |
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