Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 35 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 26 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:48AM0.23m | 11:28PM0.27m | 11:23AM0.23m | 11:55PM0.27m | 12:00PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.15m | 5:50PM0.12m | 6:53AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.12m | 7:29AM0.15m | 6:52PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 8 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 22 | 55 | 54 | 18 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | SE 5 | NE 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | NW 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 33 | 16 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 68 | 0 | 1044 | 1044 | 802 | 144 | 144 | 68 | 68 | 39 | 144 | 0 | 7 | 264 | 39 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 1301 | 1301 | 7 |
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