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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 7 am Wednesday 27 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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at K.O.A today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
80 | 63 | 66 | 63 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 61 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:58AM0.18m | 9:10PM0.21m | 8:36AM0.17m | 9:53PM0.22m | 9:11AM0.16m | 10:31PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.10m | 3:19PM0.07m | 3:56AM0.10m | 4:01PM0.07m | 4:55AM0.10m | 4:43PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | 8:09 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 80 | 63 | 66 | 63 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 152 | 113 | 77 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 61 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 82 | 88 | 75 | 79 | 119 | 115 | 127 | 196 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 19 | — | — | 12 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 68 | 68 | 264 | 68 | 26 | 179 | 179 | 141 | 278 | 278 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 642 | 844 | 746 | 937 | 834 | 536 |
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