Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 42 | 39 | 53 | 28 | 28 | 54 | 35 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 82 | 89 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:11AM0.23m | 10:52PM0.27m | 10:48AM0.23m | 11:28PM0.27m | 11:23AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.12m | 6:12AM0.15m | 5:50PM0.12m | 6:53AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 42 | 39 | 53 | 28 | 23 | 54 | 31 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 82 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 49 | 39 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | E 13 | ESE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 10 | E 13 | ENE 13 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 62 | 70 | 89 | 89 | 62 | 65 | 53 | 29 | 40 | 39 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 642 | 670 | 1434 | 1047 | 690 | 691 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 905 | 1044 | 889 | 350 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 141 |
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