K.O.A Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° N 75.47° W

K.O.A 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K.O.A sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.5° 

K.O.A surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at K.O.A today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 10PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
13
13
13
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
6
3
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
40
SW
5
S
40
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
W
5
WSW
5
S
25
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:31PM0.18m
2:25AM0.24m
3:37PM0.19m
3:05AM0.23m
4:42PM0.19m
Low Tide
9:23AM0.09m
8:49PM0.10m
10:09AM0.09m
9:32PM0.11m
10:54AM0.09m
10:21PM0.12m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
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8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
50
6
4
3
2
2
6
2
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
30
30
28
24
25
25
27
25
25
25
28
25
Feels °C
30
29
26
26
26
25
27
26
26
31
30
26
28
22
26
30
27
29
29
29
23
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