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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 pm Monday 23 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
13.4° C
(Which is 4.0°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 7PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
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 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 90 | 340 | 469 | 577 | 632 | 603 | 542 | 405 | 303 | 231 | 189 | 171 | 160 | 166 | 203 | 194 | 172 | 172 | 130 | 130 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:45PM 0.13 | 2:34AM 0.16 | 2:46PM 0.12 | 3:26AM 0.16 | 4:10PM 0.11 | 4:29AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:19AM 0.03 | 7:57PM 0.03 | 9:13AM 0.03 | 8:50PM 0.04 | 10:21AM 0.02 | 9:58PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 6 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
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