Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 65 | 78 | 72 | 55 | 58 | 72 | 28 | 29 | 56 | 79 | 156 | 318 | 537 | 719 | 1034 | 1235 | 1320 | 1711 | 2179 | 2172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:55PM0.26m | 8:10AM0.25m | 8:53PM0.27m | 8:59AM0.25m | 9:42PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.16m | 2:59AM0.19m | 3:10PM0.15m | 4:02AM0.18m | 3:59PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | E 13 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 65 | 78 | 72 | 55 | 58 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 56 | 79 | 156 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 13 | S 6 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 39 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 39 | 40 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | SSE 6 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 72 | 22 | 29 | — | 7 | — | 318 | 537 | 719 | 1034 | 1235 | 1320 | 1711 | 2179 | 2172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1015 | 1301 | 904 | 975 | 877 | 149 | 141 | 168 | 417 | 149 | 301 | 149 | 147 | 227 | 1314 | 1436 | 1157 | 1157 | 756 | 756 |
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