Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at K.O.A today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for K.O.A at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at K.O.A. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 69 | 84 | 95 | 129 | 120 | 100 | 98 | 109 | 6 | 60 | 46 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 22 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15PM0.23m | 5:31AM0.23m | 7:14PM0.23m | 6:51AM0.22m | 8:14PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.09m | 11:05PM0.15m | 11:57AM0.11m | 00:05AM0.15m | 1:16PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 69 | 84 | 95 | 129 | 120 | 100 | 98 | 109 | 109 | 60 | 46 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 33 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 292 | 1125 | 1308 | 299 | 261 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 68 | 278 | 278 | 155 | 220 | 147 | 259 | 457 | 492 | 472 | 50 |
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