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K.O.A Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 ESTForecast 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
13.5° C
(Which is 6.4°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 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
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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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 101 | 125 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 111 | 119 | 203 | 299 | 275 | 221 | 278 | 302 | 172 | 132 | 113 | 114 | 123 | 109 | 108 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:37PM 0.18 | 9:14AM 0.19 | 9:36PM 0.18 | 9:54AM 0.19 | 10:33PM 0.17 | 10:35AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:04AM 0.06 | 4:20PM 0.05 | 4:54AM 0.06 | 5:10PM 0.04 | 5:44AM 0.06 | 5:59PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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