Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, near gales from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 37 | 40 | 34 | 56 | 49 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05AM0.26m | 1:50PM0.26m | 1:50AM0.26m | 2:29PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.17m | 8:58AM0.16m | 8:08PM0.17m | 9:43AM0.16m | 8:21PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 33 | 40 | 32 | 56 | 49 | 40 | 33 | 22 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 13 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 50 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 536 | 593 | 642 | 670 | 7 | 1049 | 7 | 1053 | 1057 | 1057 | 1057 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 1760 | 1760 | 1760 | 533 | 533 |
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