Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31PM0.18m | 2:25AM0.24m | 3:37PM0.19m | 3:05AM0.23m | 4:42PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.09m | 8:49PM0.10m | 10:09AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.11m | 10:54AM0.09m | 10:21PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 319 | 253 | 217 | 183 | 124 | 99 | 76 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 12 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 66 | 145 | 292 | 342 | 312 | 276 | 276 | 335 | 326 | 452 | 363 | 531 | 365 | — | — | 145 | 107 | 263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1301 | 1434 | 1760 | 1890 | 2534 | 149 | 733 | 334 | 334 | 159 | 159 | 68 | 68 | 7 | 413 | 220 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 1057 | 141 |
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