K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.6°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 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (14 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1
S
5
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
120
95
158
166
162
123
116
116
119
114
95
75
82
82
66
80
66
80
66
64
53
53
54
Wind (km/h)
20
N
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
25
N
15
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
25
NE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:16AM0.19m
9:55PM0.21m
9:03AM0.19m
10:31PM0.21m
9:54AM0.19m
11:05PM0.22m
Low Tide
3:55PM0.06m
4:40AM0.11m
4:35PM0.06m
5:30AM0.11m
5:15PM0.06m
6:18AM0.09m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
15
16
16
14
13
15
17
15
15
17
18
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
16
13
8
9
11
12
7
7
9
13
10
12
14
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
113
120
95
158
166
162
123
116
116
119
114
95
75
82
82
66
80
66
80
66
64
53
53
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
14
0.7
ESE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.6
NNE
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.7
N
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
N
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
9
4
48
4
3
3
15
3
3
26
24
13
37
39
36
36
42
64
48
48
47
26
25
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
N
5
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
4
2
4
2
2
3
3
2
26
8
8
4
12
2
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.5
NW
3
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
8
22
39
36
27
5
36
42
35
20
1
2
16
36
45
60
53
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
179
141
141
147
141
40
147
144
179
0
35
141
161
145
39
26
0
144
155
720
720
334
68
68
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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