K.O.A 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.54° N 75.47° W

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's K.O.A sea temperature is

17.5°C

K.O.A surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at K.O.A today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 7PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	187	154	208	219	224	212	230	267	267	280	286	362	397	388	349	330	338	338	396	292	363	332	332	332
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	W	WNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				6:41PM0.23m				6:55AM0.23m					7:39PM0.23m				7:51AM0.23m				8:27PM0.23m
Low Tide		12:39PM0.12m					1:44AM0.15m				1:46PM0.11m				2:41AM0.14m				2:47PM0.11m				3:30AM0.13m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	4	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	19	18	18	17
Feels °C	22	21	21	21	21	21	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	20	19	18	19	20	18	17	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	126	154	208	219	224	212	230	267	267	280	286	362	397	388	349	330	338	338	396	292	363	332	332	332
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	E 12	E 12	E 12	—	NE 11	—	—	—	E 13	E 13	E 13	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	1	3	3	3	—	5	—	—	—	3	3	3	—	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	9	34	27	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	SSW 4	S 5	SSW 5	N 3	N 4	N 4
kJ	187	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	26	27	38	8	10	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Union Bay Lake Superior	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Summerville Nova Scotia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	North Jetty Georgia	North Jetty Georgia	Tea Break Amber Coast	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	North Jetty Georgia	North Jetty Georgia	Hunting Island Carolina South	Bethany Delaware	Sandy Hook/The Cove New Jersey	Hollyoake New Jersey	Virginia Beach Virginia	Jennette's Pier Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	417	1721	417	417	1301	145	145	145	632	632	1807	1760	632	632	581	334	558	457	149	45	0	0	40	147
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina							Oceanic Pier	Pelican Watch												1st street	Chicahauk	The Point	Surf City Pier	Bogue Pier
Rating (10 max)							1	1												2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7

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