Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 39 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:44PM0.23m | 4:35AM0.23m | 6:38PM0.23m | 6:08AM0.22m | 7:32PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1157 | 521 | 145 | 264 | 955 | 1301 | 413 | 581 | 1669 | 1301 | 596 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 147 | 7 | 413 | 50 |
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