Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave 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 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 46 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 53 | 60 | 61 | 90 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:01AM0.25m | 11:37PM0.28m | 11:51AM0.25m | 00:08AM0.28m | 12:38PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.16m | 6:00PM0.13m | 7:01AM0.15m | 6:45PM0.14m | 7:41AM0.15m | 7:26PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
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 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 46 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 53 | 60 | 61 | 90 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 844 | 670 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 632 | 1044 | 832 | 1048 | 818 | 145 | 145 | 161 | 68 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
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