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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)667777666666677777677778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127637991799114814312212412297523654555435272621111111
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
0
NNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
E
15
SE
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
15
NW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
0.16
1:23AM
0.20
1:46PM
0.15
2:10AM
0.20
3:04PM
0.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
0.06
7:03PM
0.07
8:45AM
0.05
8:00PM
0.08
9:43AM
0.05
9:17PM
0.09
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:20------
Sunset----7:37-------7:38-------7:39---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1212131517131211111010991011131416171919191919
Feels °C (?)91110911533433346788991211111717
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