
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | N 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25AM0.22m | 10:11PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.22m | 11:06PM0.26m | 11:20AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.14m | 4:42PM0.11m | 5:43AM0.13m | 5:34PM0.11m | 6:38AM0.13m | 6:20PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 |
20 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 8 | NNE 5 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | E 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 5 | SE 10 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | S 6 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 4 | 19 | 34 | 53 | — | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1436 | 1811 | 2626 | 2626 | 1979 | 1359 | 179 | 220 | 7 | 301 | 1436 | 2855 | 1729 | 1308 | 1301 | 1434 | 420 | 356 | 413 | 2074 | 466 | 584 | 50 |
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