K.O.A surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 11PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)666677777888999999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212835344148362121111112264141595987858359563926
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SW
25
WSW
0
SW
15
W
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
NE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
0.20
3:04PM
0.15
3:07AM
0.20
4:49PM
0.15
4:18AM
0.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
0.08
9:43AM
0.05
9:17PM
0.09
10:48AM
0.05
10:42PM
0.09
11:58AM
0.06
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset7:38-------7:39-------7:40-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C91011131415171819202021191717181819212019182122
Feels °C (?)456888101011172018151416171516181816151821
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