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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 Saturday 25 Apr 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
15.3° C
(Which is 4.6°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 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
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 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
5 | 5 | 33 | 76 | 88 | 105 | 100 | 79 | 101 | 93 | 238 | 830 | 1158 | 1197 | 1243 | 1079 | 1069 | 1108 | 1108 | 951 | 901 | 863 | 881 | 936 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:02PM0.16m | 6:54AM0.19m | 7:54PM0.17m | 7:53AM0.19m | 8:42PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07PM0.06m | 1:10AM0.08m | 2:11PM0.06m | 2:15AM0.07m | 3:06PM0.06m | 3:17AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 13 | S 6 | ENE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 39 | 25 | 33 | 76 | 88 | 105 | 100 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 89 | 5 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 881 | 936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | E 8 | S 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 30 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 70 | 101 | 93 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 40 | 29 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 90 | — | — | 24 | 238 | 830 | 1158 | 1197 | 1243 | 1079 | 1069 | 1108 | 1108 | 951 | 901 | 863 | — | 784 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 1047 | 784 | 67 | 99 | 20 | 21 | 39 | 21 | 805 | 844 | 946 | 579 | 581 | 168 | 149 | 168 | 308 | 1014 | 417 | 417 | 141 | 147 | 147 |
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