Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 1AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:55PM0.27m | 12:11PM0.22m | 00:37AM0.27m | 1:03PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.11m | 7:27AM0.12m | 7:03PM0.11m | 8:12AM0.12m | 7:44PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | S 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 13 | SE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 36 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1436 | 1669 | 642 | 1308 | 1434 | 1436 | 2074 | 2855 | 1436 | 40 | 1811 | 1436 | 149 | 227 | 998 | 2806 | 2891 | 1890 | 356 |
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