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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 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 6.2°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 2AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | |
29 | 46 | 48 | 61 | 66 | 54 | 52 | 65 | 86 | 129 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 38 | 37 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:34AM0.20m | 1:46PM0.15m | 2:17AM0.20m | 2:49PM0.16m | 3:08AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.09m | 9:24AM0.09m | 8:08PM0.09m | 10:00AM0.09m | 9:28PM0.10m | 10:39AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | N 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 |
 kJ | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 3 | 193 | 173 | 130 | 82 | 58 | 44 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 13 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 38 | 37 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | ESE 9 | N 4 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | WSW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 29 | 46 | 48 | 61 | 66 | 54 | 52 | 65 | 86 | 129 | 128 | 128 | 109 | 106 | 102 | 137 | 91 | 65 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1125 | 949 | 909 | 802 | 1053 | 971 | 844 | 1053 | 561 | 334 | 264 | 68 | 220 | 259 | 417 | 299 | 21 | 508 | 278 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 |
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