Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 49 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 33 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 72 | 95 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18PM0.22m | 3:31AM0.25m | 5:16PM0.22m | 4:25AM0.24m | 6:15PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.09m | 9:23PM0.14m | 10:15AM0.09m | 10:12PM0.14m | 11:02AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 49 | 32 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 33 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 72 | 95 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 50 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 12 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | — | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 37 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 691 | 2064 | 1048 | 909 | 1436 | 145 | 145 | 67 | 159 | 1048 | 559 | 802 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 50 | 145 | 518 | 528 | 309 |
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