Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 89 | 80 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:53PM0.22m | 2:49AM0.25m | 4:50PM0.23m | 3:34AM0.24m | 5:44PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.16m | 10:55AM0.12m | 10:26PM0.16m | 11:41AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 26 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 89 | 80 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 40 | 141 | 40 | 666 | 901 | 901 | 844 | 536 | 579 | 472 | 584 | 642 | 904 | 854 | 472 |
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