Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:25PM0.24m | 8:39AM0.23m | 9:18PM0.25m | 9:29AM0.23m | 10:08PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.13m | 3:35AM0.16m | 3:39PM0.13m | 4:33AM0.16m | 4:28PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 9 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | E 8 | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 10 | S 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 54 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 43 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 7 | S 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 32 | 33 | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 5 | — | 13 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 854 | 411 | 472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 492 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 227 | 7 | 7 | 670 | 472 | 536 | 420 |
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