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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
15.6° C
(Which is 4.1°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 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 19 | NE 7 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | |
25 | 40 | 41 | 59 | 59 | 88 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 39 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 51 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 3:07AM0.20m | 4:49PM0.15m | 4:18AM0.19m | 6:04PM0.15m | 5:41AM0.19m | 7:02PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.05m | 10:42PM0.09m | 11:58AM0.06m | 11:59PM0.08m | 1:07PM0.06m | 1:10AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:43 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 |
 kJ | 70 | 45 | 30 | 59 | 59 | 88 | 63 | 61 | 79 | 82 | 51 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 40 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 39 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 51 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 18 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 40 | 31 | 42 | 70 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 94 | 35 | 47 | 90 | 145 | 125 | 102 | 76 | 73 | 83 | 95 | 104 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 998 | 805 | 805 | 21 | 220 | 220 | 889 | 1047 | 1047 | 420 | 144 | 40 |
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