Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 32 | 52 | 41 | 41 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 36 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22PM0.22m | 2:46AM0.25m | 4:18PM0.22m | 3:31AM0.25m | 5:16PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.10m | 8:38PM0.14m | 9:36AM0.09m | 9:23PM0.14m | 10:15AM0.09m | 10:12PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 3 | 94 | 94 | 46 | 43 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 36 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 43 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 12 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 90 | 97 | 71 | 54 | 25 | 28 | 52 | 41 | 41 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 50 | 380 | 591 | 261 | 413 | 476 | 7 | 278 | 292 | 1048 | 955 | 1436 | 145 | 161 | 50 | 155 | 1048 | 912 | 901 |
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