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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 9AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 257 | 220 | 181 | 154 | 129 | 129 | 123 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 75 | 84 | 80 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 135 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:32AM 0.15 | 12:11PM 0.14 | 1:09AM 0.16 | 12:55PM 0.13 | 1:49AM 0.16 | 1:45PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:11AM 0.04 | 6:49PM 0.01 | 7:37AM 0.03 | 7:15PM 0.02 | 8:19AM 0.03 | 7:57PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 0 | -3 | -2 |
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