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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 1 pm Sunday 19 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
16.9° C
(Which is 2.5°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 7PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 13 | 3 | 282 | 272 | 214 | 175 | 149 | 132 | 40 | 65 | 54 | 100 | 143 | 107 | 115 | 107 | 114 | 73 | 48 | 27 | 30 | 44 | 43 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:53AM 0.17 | 12:43AM 0.20 | 12:46PM 0.16 | 1:23AM 0.20 | 1:46PM 0.15 | 2:10AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:26PM 0.05 | 7:54AM 0.06 | 7:03PM 0.07 | 8:45AM 0.05 | 8:00PM 0.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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