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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 EST
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K.O.A surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's K.O.A sea temperature is
12.4° C
 (Which is 5.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at K.O.A today?

The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s

Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.3
SE
0.6
S
0.9
S
0.6
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
N
1.3
N
Period(s) (?)11114444555511111010710101010106677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10101012121351739232222122222247212236158
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
NW
35
WNW
45
NW
55
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18PM
0.09
3:48AM
0.09
3:11PM
0.09
4:52AM
0.10
4:22PM
0.08
5:47AM
0.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
0.00
10:00PM
-0.00
10:13AM
0.01
10:53PM
-0.00
11:17AM
0.01
11:49PM
-0.00
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset--5:06-------5:07-------5:07-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1122------
Temp. °C1920202121202020202020202020191914111184211
Feels °C (?)16171619202020201917161514141414930-5-7-9-8-7
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