K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 EST
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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
2.6° C
(Which is 14.0°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 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)12121211118888888777677945667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1861861401301961841791651281006950312911688850102108194127
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
10
WNW
5
N
15
S
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
35
E
45
ENE
55
E
50
WSW
70
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
0.11
11:39AM
0.11
12:31AM
0.11
12:15PM
0.11
1:16AM
0.11
12:58PM
0.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
-0.00
6:12PM
-0.02
6:40AM
0.00
6:38PM
-0.02
7:16AM
0.00
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:43-------6:41-------6:39----
Sunset------5:47-------5:49-------5:50-
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------61361-
Temp. °C16141214161619212019141312111010101112111111114
Feels °C (?)121311131110161917149987665564201-12
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