Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 35 | 41 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 43 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 37 | 30 | 35 | 69 | 109 | 144 | 177 | 256 | 349 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:03AM0.26m | 9:52PM0.27m | 9:56AM0.26m | 10:34PM0.27m | 10:46AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.13m | 5:03AM0.17m | 4:57PM0.13m | 5:48AM0.16m | 5:46PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 35 | 41 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 43 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 69 | 109 | 144 | 177 | 256 | 349 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 420 | 998 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 149 | 1441 | 1811 | 1811 | 1807 | 881 | 881 | 974 | 1185 | 1207 | 802 |
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