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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.6°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 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | |
113 | 120 | 95 | 158 | 166 | 162 | 123 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 114 | 95 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 66 | 80 | 66 | 80 | 66 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:16AM0.19m | 9:55PM0.21m | 9:03AM0.19m | 10:31PM0.21m | 9:54AM0.19m | 11:05PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.06m | 4:40AM0.11m | 4:35PM0.06m | 5:30AM0.11m | 5:15PM0.06m | 6:18AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
16 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 113 | 120 | 95 | 158 | 166 | 162 | 123 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 114 | 95 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 66 | 80 | 66 | 80 | 66 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 14 | ESE 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | ENE 8 | N 5 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 42 | 64 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 26 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 11 | E 14 | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ENE 11 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 22 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 5 | 36 | 42 | 35 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 16 | 36 | 45 | 60 | 53 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 141 | 141 | 147 | 141 | 40 | 147 | 144 | 179 | 0 | 35 | 141 | 161 | 145 | 39 | 26 | 0 | 144 | 155 | 720 | 720 | 334 | 68 | 68 |
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