Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 39 | 55 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:26PM0.25m | 4:14AM0.26m | 5:30PM0.25m | 5:27AM0.25m | 6:46PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.13m | 9:50PM0.16m | 10:48AM0.14m | 10:44PM0.16m | 12:06PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 40 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 42 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | N 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 32 | 54 | 87 | 84 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 31 | 34 | — | 7 | 39 | 55 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 670 | 860 | 642 | 632 | 670 | 220 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1434 | 864 | 141 | 1807 | 40 | 40 | 864 | 581 | 593 | 561 | 642 | 466 |
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