K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDT
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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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at K.O.A today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
63
66
63
68
69
69
69
73
61
59
45
44
43
43
35
35
33
24
24
25
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
SSE
20
SSW
30
SW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:58AM0.18m
9:10PM0.21m
8:36AM0.17m
9:53PM0.22m
9:11AM0.16m
10:31PM0.22m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.10m
3:19PM0.07m
3:56AM0.10m
4:01PM0.07m
4:55AM0.10m
4:43PM0.07m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:08
8:09
3
2
2
2
4
3
Temp °C
24
24
25
27
28
26
26
25
23
23
22
21
21
22
22
22
21
19
18
18
18
19
21
23
23
23
24
25
26
25
22
23
21
21
22
19
19
22
22
23
16
15
14
15
16
17
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
80
63
66
63
68
69
69
69
152
113
77
59
45
44
31
31
31
29
21
20
14
12
8
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
12
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
9
9
9
4
4
4
1
3
73
61
59
45
44
43
43
35
35
33
24
24
19
12
24
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
25
24
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
Energy kJ
82
88
75
79
119
115
127
196
41
21
6
1
3
3
4
5
8
12
18
19
12
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
68
68
45
39
39
68
68
264
68
26
179
179
141
278
278
141
141
141
642
844
746
937
834
536
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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