Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 143 | 69 | 43 | 55 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:57PM0.26m | 12:45PM0.27m | 00:27AM0.26m | 1:16PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.16m | 7:42AM0.15m | 7:50PM0.16m | 8:19AM0.15m | 8:16PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 46 | 33 | 43 | 55 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 126 | 143 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 141 | 144 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 949 | 850 | 840 | 840 | 411 | 476 | 354 | 354 | 413 | 320 |
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