Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 53 | 109 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 55 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:27PM0.27m | 1:26AM0.29m | 2:08PM0.27m | 2:15AM0.28m | 2:54PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.15m | 7:21PM0.16m | 8:22AM0.15m | 8:02PM0.16m | 9:00AM0.16m | 8:47PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 53 | 38 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 109 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 55 | 79 | 81 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 12 | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 10 | E 13 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | E 13 | — | NE 12 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 35 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 141 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 469 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 411 | 521 | 161 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 29 | 145 | 406 | 299 |
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