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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 1 pm Thursday 28 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 (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
58 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 36 | 47 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 57 | 145 | 245 | 290 | 341 | 418 | 502 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:36AM0.17m | 9:53PM0.22m | 9:11AM0.16m | 10:31PM0.22m | 9:49AM0.16m | 11:04PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.07m | 4:55AM0.10m | 4:43PM0.07m | 5:46AM0.10m | 5:23PM0.08m | 6:33AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | 8:10 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
25 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | S 6 |
 kJ | 70 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | NE 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | — | E 15 | E 14 | SW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 23 | — | — | 11 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 57 | 145 | 245 | 290 | 341 | 418 | 502 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 168 | 141 | 278 | 278 | 141 | 141 | 497 | 149 | 1010 | 741 | 632 | 547 | 581 | 420 | 420 | 632 | 805 | 741 | 733 | 582 | 380 | 177 | 177 |
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