Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 84 | 144 | 195 | 365 | 509 | 623 | 494 | 385 | 268 | 208 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:03AM0.26m | 4:26PM0.25m | 4:10AM0.25m | 5:35PM0.25m | 5:49AM0.25m | 6:49PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM0.16m | 9:45PM0.18m | 12:08PM0.16m | 10:34PM0.19m | 1:15PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 55 | 29 | 23 | 385 | 268 | 208 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 12 | 33 | 52 | 57 | 27 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 3 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | NE 6 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 14 | 7 | 47 | 84 | 144 | 195 | 365 | 509 | 623 | 494 | — | — | 23 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 68 | 670 | 50 | 670 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 838 | 838 | 596 | 1052 | 1048 | 904 | 227 | 147 | 149 | 149 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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