Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 58 | 61 | 52 | 32 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 120 | 534 | 1883 | 2698 | 3254 | 4032 | 4702 | 5504 | 6873 | 8188 | 8434 | 8282 | 9882 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.26m | 2:29PM0.25m | 2:42AM0.26m | 3:19PM0.24m | 3:44AM0.25m | 4:27PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.16m | 8:21PM0.16m | 10:35AM0.16m | 8:59PM0.17m | 11:34AM0.16m | 9:47PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 58 | 61 | 52 | 25 | 41 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 54 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 53 | 74 | 18 | 120 | 534 | 1883 | 2698 | 3254 | 4032 | 4702 | 5504 | 6873 | 8188 | 8434 | 8282 | 9882 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 68 | 155 | 1044 | 518 | 401 | 413 | 227 | 179 | 718 | 1010 | 1010 | 1125 | 1157 | 864 | 864 | 720 | 714 | 838 | 838 | 838 | 1044 |
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