Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:44PM0.23m | 4:35AM0.23m | 6:38PM0.23m | 6:08AM0.22m | 7:32PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.12m | 11:36PM0.17m | 12:38PM0.13m | 1:08AM0.17m | 1:41PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 8 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 854 | 1157 | 904 | 854 | 955 | 904 | 912 | 912 | 1301 | 2855 | 1456 | 805 | 635 | 147 | 7 | 45 | 68 | 7 | 145 | 144 | 411 |
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