K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 EDT
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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 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s

Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.5
N
2.4
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.9
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888856777777788787999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5555574040394011743152761060355947837228924420015614375226207172
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
W
40
N
50
NNE
55
N
55
N
45
N
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
0.16
1:45PM
0.13
2:34AM
0.16
2:46PM
0.12
3:26AM
0.16
4:10PM
0.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
0.03
7:57PM
0.03
9:13AM
0.03
8:50PM
0.04
10:21AM
0.02
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---7:01-------7:00-------6:58----
Sunset------7:15-------7:15-------7:16-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----13-----------------
Temp. °C1918181718201210976544567891011121314
Feels °C (?)14121211141840-3-5-5-6-6-5-30235568912
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