Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32PM0.25m | 3:14AM0.27m | 4:26PM0.25m | 4:14AM0.26m | 5:30PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.16m | 9:53AM0.13m | 9:50PM0.16m | 10:48AM0.14m | 10:44PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 65 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 41 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | N 5 | — | E 7 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NW 3 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 49 | 77 | 110 | 45 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 161 | 299 | 354 | 278 | 227 | 278 | 670 | 1301 | 642 | 40 | 220 | 635 | 7 | 227 | 2064 | 2161 | 220 | 0 |
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