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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.7°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 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | |
37 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 41 | 59 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 39 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:04PM0.15m | 3:07AM0.20m | 4:49PM0.15m | 4:18AM0.19m | 6:04PM0.15m | 5:41AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.05m | 9:17PM0.09m | 10:48AM0.05m | 10:42PM0.09m | 11:58AM0.06m | 11:59PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | 7:42 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 37 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 121 | 79 | 41 | 31 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 79 | 77 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | S 6 | — | — | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 23 | 59 | 20 | — | — | 3 | 59 | 39 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 19 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | — | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 31 | 88 | 138 | 196 | 188 | 14 | 7 | 3 | — | 37 | 30 | 69 | 95 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 65 | — | 57 | 107 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 802 | 299 | 406 | 579 | 579 | 299 | 264 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 50 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1125 | 1125 | 805 | 804 | 805 | 784 |
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