K.O.A Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.54° N 75.47° W

K.O.A 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K.O.A sea temperature is
28.2° C
1.2° 

K.O.A surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at K.O.A today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
41
39
96
94
89
80
77
63
58
55
54
53
38
37
35
35
34
34
27
28
28
28
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:13AM0.25m
3:53PM0.22m
2:49AM0.25m
4:50PM0.23m
3:34AM0.24m
5:44PM0.23m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.11m
9:42PM0.16m
10:55AM0.12m
10:26PM0.16m
11:41AM0.12m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
3
1
2
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
30
28
27
28
29
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
30
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
30
Feels °C
32
29
29
31
32
33
33
34
33
34
32
31
32
33
33
34
31
31
32
31
32
30
30
32
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