Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 10PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6344 | 6344 | 5862 | 4401 | 3657 | 3213 | 3304 | 3666 | 3767 | 3778 | 3619 | 3978 | 3701 | 2720 | 2129 | 2206 | 1114 | 923 | 1340 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21PM0.28m | 10:25AM0.26m | 10:52PM0.28m | 11:04AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.14m | 5:39AM0.17m | 5:23PM0.14m | 6:18AM0.16m | 5:59PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | 4401 | 3657 | 3213 | 3304 | 3666 | 3767 | 3778 | 3619 | 3978 | 3701 | 2720 | 2129 | 2206 | 1114 | 923 | 1340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 6344 | 6344 | 5862 | 448 | 548 | 672 | 563 | 602 | 657 | 496 | 279 | 210 | 179 | 155 | 160 | 277 | 270 | 290 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 890 | 890 | 756 | 955 | 308 | 308 | 301 | 301 | 168 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 141 | 141 |
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